All Stories from June 2, 2016 (Change date)
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Rights group: Gambia must end brutal crackdown on rightsJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Gambian activists and politicians have called on West Africa's economic body to take action against Gambia for its brutal crackdown on freedom of e...
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Tourists in Africa get close, but not too close, to gorillasJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - In some parts of Africa, tourists and researchers routinely trek into the undergrowth to see gorillas in their natural habitat. There are no barriers...
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European Central Bank: stimulus is working, give it timeJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - The European Central Bank says its stimulus measures are helping the economy of the 19 countries that use the euro - and need time to work before any new m...
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Pilot safely ejects in Colorado before Thunderbird crashJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird ejected safely into a Colorado field Thursday, crashing the fighter jet moments after flying ov...
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Argentina, Belgium lead ahead of Copa America, Euro 2016Jun 02, 2016 7:00 am - ZURICH (AP) - Argentina will kick off the Copa America as the world's top-ranked team, and No. 2 Belgium goes to the European Championship as the best on its continent. ...
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MacArthur Foundation to award $100 million to problem solverJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago-based nonprofit is offering a $100 million grant to a single proposal designed to help solve a critical problem affecting people, places or the ...
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4 dead in Moldova after Romanian medical helicopter crashesJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - A Romanian medical helicopter crashed in southern Moldova on Thursday, killing all four people on board, authorities said. The helicopter crashe...
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Greece: 3 injured in violence at migrant detention campJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Authorities in Greece say three migrants have been hospitalized with injuries after violence broke out overnight at a detention camp on the island ...
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US hedge fund files claim against Peru over defaulted bondsJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Connecticut hedge fund has filed a $1.6 billion claim against Peru in a decades-old dispute over bonds issued by the nation's former dictator. In the...
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Exelon says it will close 2 Illinois nuclear plantsJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Exelon Corp. said Thursday that it will shut two Illinois nuclear power plants after the state Legislature declined to act on the company's request for fi...