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June 12, 2016

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Stanford University graduating students and women’s rights advocates used the school’s commencement ceremony to again express their anger over the six-month jail sentence given to a…

‘Hamilton’ sweeps up awards at a sometimes somber Tonys
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‘Hamilton’ sweeps up awards at a sometimes somber Tonys

June 12, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop-flavored biography about the first U.S. treasury secretary won 11 Tonys, just short of breaking the 12-Tony record held by “The Producers.” Jeffrey Seller, producer of “Hamilton,” quoted…

Tinder set to ban (most) teens starting next week
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Tinder set to ban (most) teens starting next week

June 11, 2016

Tinder Vice President of Communications Rosette Pambakian told Techcrunch that the company started reconsidering its age policy earlier this year, and that the move is the “right thing to do.”…

Nation & World Briefs
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Nation & World Briefs

June 11, 2016

NEW YORK – The pilots of a solar-powered airplane on a globe-circling voyage that began more than a year ago said their flight over the Statue of Liberty before landing…

Hostile takeover
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Hostile takeover

June 11, 2016

Analysis: Ryan, Walker, Priebus and the agonies of Donald Trump

World Briefs
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World Briefs

June 10, 2016

Fujimori BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Friday she hopes that Britain will vote to remain in the European Union in a June 23 referendum that her finance minister…

Nation Briefs
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Nation Briefs

June 10, 2016

DALLAS – A police officer shot and wounded a man Friday outside baggage claim at a Dallas airport after the man attacked a woman believed to be the mother of…

Couples work out joint pet custody
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Couples work out joint pet custody

June 10, 2016

When Tricia Lerdon and her husband separated, they knew they would have to figure out how to share their beloved dog, Jetson. They opted to have him travel between their…

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June 9, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO – Dealing a blow to gun supporters, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Americans do not have a constitutional right to carry concealed weapons in public. In…

Investigator: FDA still taking months to recall tainted food
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Investigator: FDA still taking months to recall tainted food

June 9, 2016

Despite new legal powers to compel recalls and sophisticated technology to fingerprint pathogens, the Food and Drug Administration allowed some food-safety investigations to drag on, placing consumers in jeopardy of…

Warren, Biden lead coordinated Democratic attack on Trump
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Warren, Biden lead coordinated Democratic attack on Trump

June 8, 2016

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gestures to the crowd after speaking at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy 2016 National Convention on Thursday in Washington.Nick Wass/Associated Press Speaking before…

Setbacks seen for ISIS in Syria, Iraq, Libya
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Setbacks seen for ISIS in Syria, Iraq, Libya

June 8, 2016

This video grab shows smoke rising from the city of Manbij, Syria, on Wednesday. U.S.-backed fighters on Thursday closed all major roads leading to the northern Syrian town, a stronghold…