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• British lawmaker shot dead, EU referendum campaigns suspended
• Air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Aleppo hours into truce: monitor
• Black box from crashed EgyptAir plane retrieved
• Polls show Britain's EU 'Out' campaign pulls ahead as referendum nears
• Ukraine furious over remarks on Russia by U.N. chief Ban
• U.N. names states not keeping pledges from Obama peacekeeping summit
• Players question why no warm-up after rain delay
• Fugitive captured in Mexico after 19 years on the run
• Board OKs tax credit for 3rd California electric car company
• Tournaments' 2nd games proving troublesome for Germany
• Third Brazil minister resigns over bribery scandal
• Column: Timing is everything for Scheffler at Oakmont
• The Latest: Kerry, Rasmussen express condolences
• US official recognizes Haiti interim leader for now
• Germany draws, England wins and Ukraine out of Euro 2016
• El Salvador ex-defense minister denies arms trafficking
• Wildfires in California, New Mexico trigger hundreds of evacuations
• U.S. lawsuit against seafood importers makes claims of human trafficking
• Storms soften Oakmont and stop the US Open
• British lawmaker killed in shock attack before EU vote
• Lord's Resistance Army rebels kidnap 17 in Central African Republic
• US Open at a glance
• Flowers laid at tearful vigil for slain British lawmaker
• Suzuki's milestone raises familiar questions about context
• US gun debate 'needs to change,' Obama says in Orlando
• International unease as mandate expires for Haiti's interim president
• Reaction to the killing of British lawmaker Jo Cox
• Germany and Poland play to first 0-0 stalemate at Euro 2016
• Brazil's interim gov't loses 3rd Cabinet member in 1 month
• Little-known Landry leads storm-tossed US Open
• Ivanovic sets up Mallorca Open quarterfinal with Garcia
• Frustration gets the better of Poland's shot-shy Lewandowski
• Nigeriens who fled Boko Haram attack in 'great distress': minister
• US pole vaulter Suhr doesn't want Russian foe banned
• Russians jailed for Euro 2016 violence, far-right figure expelled
• Northern Ireland in first win that helps eliminate Ukraine
• British Labour lawmaker dies after shooting attack
• Argentina: Nisman death case in limbo

British lawmaker shot dead, EU referendum campaigns suspended Posted: 16 Jun 2016 12:24 PM PDT By Craig Brough BIRSTALL, England (Reuters) - A British member of parliament was shot dead in the street on Thursday, causing deep shock across Britain and the suspension of campaigning for next week's referendum on the country's EU membership. Jo Cox, 41, a lawmaker for the opposition Labour Party and a vocal advocate for Britain remaining in the European Union, was attacked while preparing to meet constituents in Birstall near Leeds in northern England. West Yorkshire regional police said a 52-year-old man was arrested by officers nearby and weapons including a firearm recovered.

Air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Aleppo hours into truce: monitor Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:24 PM PDT Air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Aleppo just hours into an announced 48-hour ceasefire and fighting carried on in and around the northern Syrian city, monitors and witnesses said. Aleppo, Syria's largest city before the civil war with a population of more than two million people, has been divided for years into rebel and government sectors. Capturing the city is one of President Bashar al-Assad's key strategic objectives.

Black box from crashed EgyptAir plane retrieved Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:18 PM PDT By Lin Noueihed and Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - Search teams retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir flight MS804 on Thursday in a breakthrough for investigators seeking to explain what caused the plane to plunge into the sea, killing all 66 people on board. Since then, search teams have worked against the clock to locate the wreckage and recover the two black box recorders crucial to explaining what went wrong, before they stop emitting signals in about a week. Egypt's investigation committee said in a statement that a specialist vessel owned by Mauritius-based Deep Ocean Search was forced to salvage the device in stages because it was extensively damaged, but was able to retrieve the memory unit.

Polls show Britain's EU 'Out' campaign pulls ahead as referendum nears Posted: 16 Jun 2016 08:44 AM PDT By Freya Berry and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - British support for leaving the European Union has surged, according to two telephone opinion surveys published a week before the June 23 referendum, with one pollster putting support for "Leave" at a more than three-year high. The Ipsos MORI poll of 1,257 adults across Britain from June 11-14 showed 51 percent of all voters wanted to leave the bloc and 49 percent wanted to stay. A separate phone poll by Survation showed 'Leave' ahead on 45 percent, up 7 percentage points from its last poll on May 25 and ahead for the first time since the poll began in February.

Ukraine furious over remarks on Russia by U.N. chief Ban Posted: 16 Jun 2016 11:45 AM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Kiev government is outraged by remarks made by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon about the crucial role Russia can play in ending conflicts, and no longer believes he has any moral authority, Ukraine's U.N. envoy said on Thursday. Ban's prepared speech for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum said Russia "has a critical role to play ... in addressing other pressing global issues, from ending the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, to safeguarding human rights and controlling the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction." The delivered version was slightly different. It did not mention Ukraine but said Moscow "has a very important role to play and I really count heavily on the leadership of the Russian Federation." Ukrainian Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko told reporters he was incensed by Ban's remarks which came across as praise of Moscow, which the Kiev government and Western powers accuse of supporting separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.

U.N. names states not keeping pledges from Obama peacekeeping summit Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:14 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Most of the 47 countries that pledged support to U.N. peacekeeping at a summit led by U.S. President Barack Obama have taken steps to lock in the commitments, according to a draft report seen by Reuters, but several of them - including Spain - are lagging. The U.S.-led push for more U.N. troop options comes amid allegations of misconduct and sexual abuse by U.N. peacekeepers in Central African Republic. Officials and diplomats said it was hoped surplus troops would allow the U.N. to exercise more discretion with its 16 current missions.

Players question why no warm-up after rain delay Posted: 16 Jun 2016 05:32 PM PDT OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Golfers are used to having rain delays during tournaments. The surprise Thursday was that after waiting out the first of three storm suspensions that lasted 1 hour, 19 minutes, they were sent back out without a chance to warm up.

Fugitive captured in Mexico after 19 years on the run Posted: 16 Jun 2016 05:13 PM PDT NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — A man who police say fled prosecution 19 years ago for sexual assault crimes has been captured by authorities in Mexico and returned to Oregon, authorities said Thursday.

Board OKs tax credit for 3rd California electric car company Posted: 16 Jun 2016 05:06 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A state board on Thursday approved $10 million in tax credits for NextEV USA, the latest electric vehicle company to establish its U.S. headquarters in California.

Tournaments' 2nd games proving troublesome for Germany Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:59 PM PDT SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Only once in five tournaments under coach Joachim Loew has Germany started with two consecutive victories, with Thursday's goalless draw against Poland at the European Championship being the latest in an unwanted sequence.

Third Brazil minister resigns over bribery scandal Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:51 PM PDT Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's interim president Michel Temer lost the third cabinet member of his month-old administration to a corruption scandal when his tourism minister resigned Thursday after being accused of taking bribes. Tourism minister Henrique Eduardo Alves announced his resignation after a key witness accused him of accepting 1.5 million reals (around $445,000) diverted from state oil company Petrobras. Temer and Alves were among some 20 politicians named in the latest batch of allegations by Sergio Machado, the former chief executive of Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro.

Column: Timing is everything for Scheffler at Oakmont Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:49 PM PDT OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler just had to finish Thursday to become the most talked about amateur at Oakmont Country Club since Bobby Jones won the U.S. Amateur here in 1925.

The Latest: Kerry, Rasmussen express condolences Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:49 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a British lawmaker in a town near the city of Leeds (all times local):

US official recognizes Haiti interim leader for now Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:42 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. State Department's special coordinator for Haiti said Thursday that he recognizes Jocelerme Privert as the troubled country's interim president for now even though the divided Parliament is avoiding a vote on potentially extending his expired mandate.

Germany draws, England wins and Ukraine out of Euro 2016 Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:41 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Germany provided the first goalless draw, England earned the first comeback victory and Ukraine became the first team to be eliminated from the European Championship on Thursday.

El Salvador ex-defense minister denies arms trafficking Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:33 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's former defense minister has denied prosecutors' allegations that he used his position for arms trafficking.

Wildfires in California, New Mexico trigger hundreds of evacuations Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:18 PM PDT By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have evacuated to escape a wildfire in coastal Southern California and a larger blaze in rural New Mexico as hot weather feeds the flames, raising health concerns in other regions, officials said on Thursday. Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown told a news conference his deputies had asked occupants of 400 homes and businesses to evacuate structures in areas threatened by flames from the California fire. Campers, and horses on ranches have also been forced out, officials said.

U.S. lawsuit against seafood importers makes claims of human trafficking Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:16 PM PDT By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rural Cambodian villagers have filed a lawsuit against four U.S. and Thai companies, accusing them of trafficking and making them work in forced-labor conditions in a Thai seafood factory. Retailing giant Walmart purchases shrimp and other seafood from the companies, two of which have U.S. offices, according to the complaint.

Storms soften Oakmont and stop the US Open Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:08 PM PDT OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Even a rain-soaked Oakmont didn't keep the U.S. Open from delivering its usual dose of frustration.

British lawmaker killed in shock attack before EU vote Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:59 PM PDT A pro-EU British lawmaker was killed in a shock daylight street attack on Thursday, halting campaigning for the referendum on Britain's membership in the bloc just a week before the crucial vote. Jo Cox, a 41-year-old mother-of-two from the opposition Labour Party, was shot in the face while lying on the ground by a lone attacker in the village of Birstall in northern England, according to witnesses quoted by local media. Cafe owner Clarke Rothwell told the Press Association the gunman was shouting "put Britain first".

Lord's Resistance Army rebels kidnap 17 in Central African Republic Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:58 PM PDT Lords Resistance Army rebels have kidnapped 17 people from a village in eastern Central African Republic, a senior local official said on Thursday. The rebels are notorious for mutilating civilians and kidnapping children for use as fighters. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the LRA's messianic leader, Joseph Kony, and other senior commanders.

US Open at a glance Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:58 PM PDT OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — A brief look at the rain-suspended first round Thursday of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club:

Flowers laid at tearful vigil for slain British lawmaker Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:53 PM PDT Tearful mourners laid flowers outside the British parliament Thursday in memory of pro-EU lawmaker Jo Cox, hours after she was killed in a shock attack at a meeting with constituents. Dozens of people gathered next to a large picture of the 41-year-old former charity worker, who had campaigned in favour of Britain's membership of the European Union ahead of next week's Brexit vote. "We are suspending all campaigning activities until the weekend as a mark of respect for her," Corbyn said, referring to the tense run-up to Britain's EU membership referendum on June 23.

Suzuki's milestone raises familiar questions about context Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:52 PM PDT When Japanese slugger Sadaharu Oh hit his 756th home run back in 1977, the reaction in the U.S. was predictably mild.

US gun debate 'needs to change,' Obama says in Orlando Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:44 PM PDT President Barack Obama traveled to grief-stricken Orlando Thursday, meeting loved ones devastated by a shooting rampage and using his bully pulpit to demand that the Republican-controlled Congress pass gun control. Four days after the worst mass shooting in US history, Obama made a solemn pilgrimage to meet staff at the Pulse nightclub, emergency responders and some of the dozens of families shattered by gunman Omar Mateen. Forty-nine people were killed and 53 wounded when the 29-year-old Mateen -- a Muslim American of Afghan descent -- ran amok in a packed gay nightclub early Sunday, armed with a legally bought assault rifle.

International unease as mandate expires for Haiti's interim president Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:26 PM PDT Port-au-Prince (AFP) - The international community voiced concern Thursday after Haiti's parliament allowed interim president Jocelerme Privert's term to lapse amid national political crisis. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Haiti's National Assembly to "determine a viable arrangement for provisional governance that can ensure the completion of the electoral process," in a statement released by his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. Privert was appointed in February for a six-month term, filling in after former President Michel Martelly stepped down following contested elections.

Reaction to the killing of British lawmaker Jo Cox Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:18 PM PDT British lawmaker Jo Cox was shot dead in the street in northern England on Thursday, causing shock across Britain and leading to the suspension of campaigning for next week's referendum on the country's EU membership. Following is a summary of reaction: BRENDAN COX, JO'S HUSBAND "Jo believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life with an energy, and a zest for life that would exhaust most people." "She would have wanted two things above all else to happen now, one that our precious children are bathed in love and two, that we all unite to fight against the hatred that killed her." BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON "We have lost a great star.

Germany and Poland play to first 0-0 stalemate at Euro 2016 Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:17 PM PDT SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Germany and Poland played out the first goalless draw of the European Championship on Thursday in a dour match at the Stade de France.

Brazil's interim gov't loses 3rd Cabinet member in 1 month Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:16 PM PDT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's tourism minister, a close ally of acting President Michel Temer, resigned on Thursday after a brief tenure dogged by allegations of corruption, the president's office said.

Little-known Landry leads storm-tossed US Open Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:11 PM PDT Multiple weather delays made for a chaotic first round at the US Open on Thursday at Oakmont, where little-known Andrew Landry clung to a one-shot lead when play was suspended for the day. Defending champion Jordan Spieth and world number three Rory McIlroy failed to gain much traction on the unforgiving Oakmont course, and will only hope to turn things around when they return to finish their first rounds on Friday. Landry was three-under for the day, facing a 10-foot birdie putt at his final hole, the par-four ninth, when play was called.

Ivanovic sets up Mallorca Open quarterfinal with Garcia Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:02 PM PDT MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic cruised into the Mallorca Open quarterfinals by beating Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday.

Frustration gets the better of Poland's shot-shy Lewandowski Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:58 PM PDT SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Tightly marked by past and present club teammates who know him well, Poland striker Robert Lewandowski endured another frustrating match at the European Championship on Thursday.

Nigeriens who fled Boko Haram attack in 'great distress': minister Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:45 PM PDT Tens of thousands of Nigeriens who fled a deadly Boko Haram attack are in "great distress", with many lacking food and healthcare, Niger's interior minister said during a visit to the displaced Thursday. Boko Haram attacked a military post in Bosso in Niger's Diffa region on June 3, killing 26 soldiers including two from neighbouring Nigeria, in one of the jihadist group's deadliest attacks in the country. The UN refugee agency said some 50,000 people have fled since the attack in Bosso, a town in Niger near the border with Nigeria and Chad.

US pole vaulter Suhr doesn't want Russian foe banned Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:45 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The IAAF could all-but guarantee American Jenn Suhr a gold medal if it bans the entire Russian track team from the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Russians jailed for Euro 2016 violence, far-right figure expelled Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:42 PM PDT A French court on Thursday jailed three Russian football supporters over Euro 2016 fan unrest while a far-right Russian agitator was thrown out of the country. The jailed supporters -- Alexei Yerunov, Nikolai Morozov and Sergei Gorbachev -- were among 43 Russians detained by French police on Tuesday after street battles in Marseille before Russia played England. French prosecutors said 20 fans will be expelled from France, including Alexander Shprygin, head of Russia's national supporters' association who works for an ultra nationalist lawmaker.

Northern Ireland in first win that helps eliminate Ukraine Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:41 PM PDT LYON, France (AP) — Northern Ireland won its first game at the European Championship on Thursday, a 2-0 victory over Ukraine that helped to eliminate its opponent.

British Labour lawmaker dies after shooting attack Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:40 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A lawmaker who campaigned for Britain to stay in the European Union was killed Thursday by a gun- and knife-wielding attacker in her small-town constituency, a tragedy that brought the country's fierce, divisive referendum campaign to a shocked standstill.

Argentina: Nisman death case in limbo Posted: 16 Jun 2016 02:36 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The investigation into the mysterious death of a prosecutor probing Argentina's worst terrorist attack is in limbo after the country's top penal court said Thursday that there's not enough proof to determine that he was killed.

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