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Warriors clinch National Basketball Association title to continue golden age
Kevin Durant scored 39 points and Stephen Curry 34 to spark celebrations around Oracle Arena in Oakland. Draymond Green was the man that began the recruiting process, dropping a text message to Durant the night of his defeat to the Cavaliers, who had evened the NBA Finals series matchup at one apiece.
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Slater, Thurston return, Maroons make 7 changes for Origin 2
Cronulla's Valentine Holmes seems set to debut on the right wing, with Dane Gagai moving to centre in place of O'Neill. Walters said the famed Queensland loyalty policy remained but a number of those cut were at the end of their careers and the manner of the heavy defeat at Suncorp Stadium forced the hand of the selection panel.
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Russian Federation won't heed U.S. calls on protesters
Peskov said the authorities had not acted against protesters who had agreed their actions in advance. The wave of protests called by Navalny coincides with a public holiday, Russia Day, with Putin handing out awards and holding a reception in the Kremlin.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions to testify in public on Tuesday
But officials said Sessions's relationship with Trump has been strained since the attorney general recused himself from the Russian Federation probe in March. Fears exist that with President Trump testifying in public, the Senate hearing surrounding Comey's intelligence committee testimony would take the controversial matter to a very high level that could affect the country's image in the short and long term.
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Attorney General Session next up for Capitol Hill scrutiny
But he wrote to Congress Saturday that he wanted to speak before the Senate Intelligence Committee instead to address questions that arose during Comey's testimony last week. Reed said he also wants to know if Sessions had more meetings with Russian officials as a Trump campaign adviser than have been disclosed. Sessions said the Senate Intelligence Committee is most appropriate because it "has access to relevant, classified information".
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Britain's May apologises to own MPs for election 'mess'
Investors are trying to gauge what impact the vote could have on the economy and the Brexit talks. Government spokesman Steffen Seibert says Germany will apply to move the medicines regulator to the western city of Bonn, which already hosts several national and global agencies.
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Foster to discuss DUP backing of minority government at Westminster
With opinion polls showing the Conservatives had a commanding lead over the opposition Labour Party, May called an early election in hopes of increasing her majority in Parliament and strengthening her position in Brexit negotiations. May addressed a packed meeting of the 1922 Committee for 90 minutes after her failure to win the election outright prompted days of speculation about her future.
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Zille, Maimane to make announcement at joint press conference
She said she "apologise unreservedly to the South African public who were offended by this tweet and my subsequent explanation of it". "I realise my actions were insensitive to South Africans who suffered under colonial oppression", said Zille.
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Dozens of Indonesians in militant activities in southern Philippines, say police
The pro-Islamic State Maute group has proven to be a fierce enemy, clinging on to the heart of Marawi City through days of air strikes the military has said are "surgical" and on known rebel targets. The government has beefed up its military presence in the southern Philippines in an effort to recover Marawi , a city partly controlled by terrorists linked to Islamic State , in time for a self-imposed Friday deadline.
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Putin dismisses USA claims about Trump, Russia and elections
The Court recognized the validity of executive privilege and the need for high-ranking government officials to discuss issues with candor without being subject to public scrutiny. Critics have said that such pressure could potentially amount to obstruction of justice . Executive privilege stems from the Supreme Court's opinion in the 1974 case U.S.
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Jeff Sessions Will Testify Before Senate Committee In 'Public' Hearing
White House press secretary Sean Spicer told the daily briefing: "The president made clear in the Rose Garden last week he'll have an announcement shortly". "The attorney general of the United States needs to tell the American people why he testified untruthfully about his Russian contacts, and he needs to explain all of his conversations with the Russians that have been concealed, and also why he failed to protect the Federal Bureau of Investigation and why he participated in firing the ...
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Rodman says he's going to NKorea to open a door
United States and South Korean officials earlier said the murder was orchestrated by the North's leader Jong Un. In Tokyo, a visiting senior USA official said Rodman is making the trip as a private citizen. The former basketball star was also accused of ignoring North Korea's human rights record. North Korea is expecting another visit by former National Basketball Association bad boy Dennis Rodman .
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Trump offers 'warm support' to Theresa May after United Kingdom election setback
The DUP is officially opposed to same-sex marriage and abortion, while senior DUP politicians have previously said they are " repulsed " by gay people and linked homosexuality to child abuse. And that means they have to remain neutral. However, May's weak position has left her unable to make major changes, while Conservative MP Anna Soubry said yesterday May should "consider her position".
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Interracial Marriages Face Pushback 50 Years After Loving
Supreme Court . The couple was sentenced to a year in jail, with the sentence suspended on the condition that they leave Virginia. "So this case went up, all the way to the United States Supreme Court and 50 years ago today, that great landmark decision came down".
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Sessions to face sharp questions on Russia contacts
Comey testified that in the privacy of the Oval Office, the President asked him to let the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn drop. But they hope the hearing offers a chance to at least get Sessions on the record as either answering or dodging answers about pivotal events related to Comey and the FBI's investigation.
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Attorney General Sessions next up for Capitol Hill scrutiny
The second , projecting the accusations against Trump onto his political opponents: "The Democrats have no message, not on economics, not on taxes, not on jobs, not on failing #Obamacare ". The White House has rejected any collusion with Russian Federation, which has denied meddling in the U.S. election. Who asked you to become involved in Comey's firing? For what it's worth, White House sources of mine say they aren't concerned about needing legal help, and they say they don't hear ...
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White House says travel ban is 'fully lawful'
Here's a look at how the rulings compare and what might come next. Monday's ruling will no doubt be appealed to the Supreme Court , which is already considering a similar case from the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia. "We continue to be confident that the president's executive order to protect this country is fully lawful and ultimately will be upheld by the Supreme Court", Mr Spicer added.
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China-built railway biggest Kenya project since independence
Passenger trains will take around five hours. Madaraka , a Swahili word meaning responsibility or power, is also the name of Kenya's independence day, celebrated on June 1 each year. Kenyatta on Tuesday flagged off the first cargo train, set to cut the cost and time involved in transporting goods to the capital. The railroad is expected to eventually link cities across Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Ethiopia to the Indian Ocean.
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Sessions to face fresh questions in public hearing
Schumer said Trump should not only testify, but also release any "tapes" of White House conversations if he indeed has them. "When he's ready to further discuss it, he will". Comey alleges that Trump privately asked him to drop a probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn's contacts with Russian Federation.
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Fires Back ... Comey Lied and Leaked!
Senators have expressed hope that Mr Sessions' testimony on Tuesday will help flesh out the truth of Mr Comey's allegations, including Mr Sessions' presence at the White House in February when Mr Trump asked to speak to Mr Comey alone.
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'100 Percent' Would Testify Under Oath About Comey
Karl specifically cited Comey's claim that Trump told him in the Oval Office that he "hoped" Comey could let the Flynn investigation go. Detailing one-on-one talks with a sitting president - which under normal circumstances are private - Comey said he took painstaking notes for fear Trump might "lie" about the unusual encounters.
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UK PM May said wants broader consensus on Brexit plan -lawmaker
Political commentators said later that May had steered herself through the first meeting of her cabinet at 10 Downing Street, and then through the meeting of backbenchers, easing at least for the moment calls for her to be replaced as prime minister.
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Southwestern states rank among lowest in child well-being
Idaho ranks 20th overall for child well-being in a new national report, but last in the country for its high number of young children not enrolled in preschool. IN ranked 35th in health, its lowest rating among the four categories and a decline of four spots from the previous year. Nationwide, the percentage stayed the same at 8.1.
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Nwakali snubbed as Wenger lists youngsters promoted to Arsenal's first team
To be clear, that means that Wenger and all his cohorts who are directly responsible for Arsenal's performances on the pitch, have been rewarded with new deals. That tactical change allowed Ramsey more freedom in a central midfield area and the Wales global admits it is a system he enjoys. "I think that system suited us in the end, it showed with the way we finished the season and winning the cup in that formation", Ramsey said.
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UK urges Gulf states to ease blockade against Qatar
Pakistan has close ties with the kingdom but also business ventures in Qatar . The four countries have cut off sea traffic to Qatar as part of severing diplomatic ties to the tiny, energy-rich nation. One Sri Lankan driver asked Qatari border guards if he could drive into Saudi Arabia if he agreed to leave his cargo, a tanker full of helium, behind in Qatar.
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Putin critic detained after defying police with protest call
The marches marked an unusual day of significant public dissent in Russian Federation and one that brought rare political disruption to the heart of Moscow , as demonstrators defied police and marched down the city's main street. A spokeswoman for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says electricity has been cut at Navalny's offices in Moscow . Among other things, those voices chanted loudly: " Putin , thief!" and "Russia will be free".
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Nawaz Sharif, Army chief in Jeddah to ease Saudi Arab-Qatar rift
In London , British foreign minister Boris Johnson called for calm and said he would meet this week with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar have always been major proponents of open-skies policies, which remove restrictions on flying between states. Al Thani also said the motives behind the anti-Doha measures were unclear to the Qatari government.
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Israeli spies exposed Laptop threat
The New York Times has released what it claims are the details of the now famous incident in which President Donald Trump was alleged to have shared with Russian Federation highly classified intelligence information provided by a third party.
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Theresa May to lose Prime Minister's seat
The U.K. national election ended early this morning with no party claiming an outright majority of seats. "As I said many times during the campaign, I had wanted to achieve a larger majority , but that was not the result we secured", May, who had previously pledged not to hold an early election, said on Friday.
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On climate, 'the U.S. is now left to a footnote'
Trump has said that his administration would begin negotiations either to re-enter the Paris deal or set up a new agreement on "terms that are fair to the United States", which is the world's second biggest carbon emitter behind China.
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James Brokenshire not acceptable chairman for Stormont talks, says Gerry Adams
Under the terms of the power sharing agreement, while the DUP leader is First Minister the Sinn Fein leader must be Deputy First Minister. Mr Campbell, who worked with Tony Blair and Mo Mowlam to get the Good Friday agreement signed, said: "I really, really have a worry about this".
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Britain's Brexit minister says May not a 'dead woman walking'
Mrs Merkel, who is meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to discuss trade, told reporters gathered in Mexico City on Friday: "I assume that Britain, from what I heard from the prime minister today, wants to stick to its negotiating plan".
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Damien Green promoted in Cabinet reshuffle
The office is used as a substitute to a Deputy Prime Minister, and Mr Green will act as Mrs May's right-hand man. The former justice secretary was dropped from the Cabinet when May became Prime Minister in 2016, but finds himself back on the frontbenches following the latest reshuffle.
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Russia protests: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced
The White House has condemned the arrests of protesters at anti-corruption rallies in Russian Federation. The government drafted riot police to deal with the illegal protest, with multiple reports of them wielding batons while rounding up hundreds of protesters.
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Sessions to testify publicly before Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday
Kamala Harris, D-Calif., asked Comey a series of questions about Sessions' involvement in the Russian Federation investigation during the two weeks between Trump expressing his "hope" that Comey could let go of the probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Sessions' recusal from inquiries related to the election.