| Escaped N.Y. inmate Richard Matt killed by police, partner on run Posted: 26 Jun 2015 03:18 PM PDT  Escaped convicted murderer Richard Matt was shot and killed by authorities in upstate New York today, according to officials, 20 days after he made an elaborate escape from prison.
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| 'The Reverend President': Obama sings Amazing Grace in eulogy Posted: 26 Jun 2015 03:04 PM PDT  Barack Obama, who celebrated "audacity" in his first run for the White House, declared this week that he has entered the "fearless" phase of his consequential two-term presidency. But no one expected the urgent blend of personal, political and religious themes in the eulogy he gave Friday for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, slain along with eight others during Bible study last week at Emanuel AME Church — a speech so like a sermon that the next two people to speak called him "the Reverend President."
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| Supreme Court affirms right to gay marriage Posted: 26 Jun 2015 07:10 AM PDT  The Supreme Court has found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, striking down bans in 14 states and handing a historic victory to the gay rights movement that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago.
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| Tourists describe scenes of panic in Tunisia attack Posted: 26 Jun 2015 11:56 AM PDT  British holidaymakers told how they fled in panic from Friday's gun massacre on a Tunisian beach resort, screaming and running for cover when they realised they were under attack. Frightened tourists hid in their hotel rooms and barricaded themselves in, while a pregnant woman went into labour in the confusion. Olivia Leathley, 24, heard "loud bangs" and saw from her hotel room people fleeing the beach, as holiday company representatives blew whistles.
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| 'Terror' attack in France followed by gunfire at Tunisia tourist spot Posted: 26 Jun 2015 04:34 AM PDT  At least 27 are confirmed dead at a Tunisian beach after a man was decapitated at a French factory.
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| Clementa Pinckney eulogy caps a roller-coaster stretch for Obama Posted: 26 Jun 2015 08:00 AM PDT  Barack Obama is experiencing arguably the most pivotal stretch of his tumultuous and consequential two-term presidency as he heads to Charleston Friday to once again take up the unwelcome mantle of comforter in chief.
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| 9 killed in Alaska sightseeing plane crash Posted: 26 Jun 2015 02:29 AM PDT  A small plane taking cruise ship passengers on an excursion crashes in southeast Alaska.
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| Same-sex marriage among last 5 Supreme Court cases Posted: 26 Jun 2015 12:38 AM PDT  The right of same-sex couples to marry is the biggest of five cases still to be decided.
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| Supreme Court's landmark ruling legalizes gay marriage nationwide Posted: 26 Jun 2015 12:56 PM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages. With the landmark ruling, gay marriage becomes legal in all 50 states.
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| New York prison escapee believed killed in shootout, accomplice flees Posted: 26 Jun 2015 04:30 PM PDT  Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man who is believed to be one of two prisoners who broke out of a maximum security prison in New York three weeks ago and the second escapee is still at large near the Canadian border, police said on Friday. A man thought to be convicted murderer Richard Matt was killed during a shootout with U.S. Border Patrol officers after he was spotted in a wooded area near the town of Malone, the New York State Police said in a statement. Police were still combing the vicinity for Matt's accomplice, David Sweat, after a second man was seen fleeing.
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| Obama delivers 'Amazing Grace' at funeral of slain pastor Posted: 26 Jun 2015 04:12 PM PDT  By Roberta Rampton and David Adams CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - An impassioned President Barack Obama led thousands of mourners in singing "Amazing Grace" on Friday at the funeral of a slain pastor in Charleston and urged Americans to eliminate symbols of oppression and racism, including the Confederate battle flag. In a speech likely to be considered one of the most memorable of his presidency, Obama paid an emotional tribute to the nine people shot to death at the church and pleaded for Americans to use the tragedy as a way to bridge racial divide. The shootings last week sparked an intense dialogue over the legacy of slavery and its symbols after photos of the white man charged in the shooting surfaced showing him posing with the Confederate flag on a website that also displayed a racist manifesto.
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| 2015 NBA draft winners and losers Posted:  One former NBA player believes New York Knicks fans will regret booing his ex-teammate, Kristaps Porzingis.
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| Timberwolves select Karl-Anthony Towns with No. 1 pick in NBA draft Posted:  There might not have been a promise in place, but there's no longer any question that Flip Saunders sees immense, franchise-changing promise in the 6-foot-11-inch, 250-pound frame of Karl-Anthony Towns.
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| 15 emails missing from Clinton cache Posted: 25 Jun 2015 05:10 PM PDT  The State Dept. cannot find part or all of 15 emails from her time as secretary of state.
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