US news
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Oklahoma governor vetoes abortion bill that would have criminalized providersMary Fallin, a Republican who has signed 18 anti-abortion measures, said the highly contentious proposal was vague and likely to be struck down in court -
NRA endorses Donald Trump for president – campaign liveFollow live updates as the NRA’s executive director formally endorses Donald Trump from the organization’s annual convention in Louisville
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US corporate giants hoarding more than a trillion dollarsMoody’s report says 72% of the money held by Apple, Google and other American companies is being parked offshore for tax reasons
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Markets hit by fears of US June rate hike – as it happenedShares fall in Europe and Asia as America’s central bank signals it could raise interest rates next month
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New York City FC host the Red Bulls in a rivalry fuelled by increasing disdainNew York’s soccer derby is new, but their rivalry is growing – thanks in part to the feeling that NYC FC are upstarts encroaching on the Red Bulls’ territory
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Sport picture of the day: Tour of California, not all sun, sea and surfThe breakaway passes Caples Lake during stage five of the Tour of California from Lodi to South Lake Tahoe
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Matt Harvey booed off the field by Mets fans after nine-run horror showNew low for pitcher as Nats hammer him for career-worst nine runs in 9-1 rout in New York
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Cavaliers stay perfect in NBA playoffs as they dominate RaptorsLeBron James had a triple-double and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed postseason perfect through 10 games with a 108-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors
opinion & analysis
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How Oklahoma’s execution protocol led to errors – and horrific consequencesScathing report on botched execution underscores a ‘failed’ system rife with ‘negligence’ and raises the question of whether the state can be trusted
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Binyamin Netanyahu’s reshuffle was brutal, but don’t rule out one last diplomatic push from President ObamaIsrael has turned right and exposed the battle within
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video & pictures
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San Francisco's mayor announces police chief's resignation – videoSan Francisco’s police chief, Greg Suhr, resigned on Thursday under pressure from the city’s mayor
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TV weatherman scared by spider on camera – videoWest Virginia news station WOWK 13 NEWS released the video
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Street artists bring political murals to Baltimore – in picturesBaltimore’s Sandtown neighborhood saw a boom in activist-themed murals following the death of Freddie Gray
NRA endorses Donald Trump despite history of gun control support