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Chicago police watchdog releases hundreds of tapes of past incidents

By Justin Madden and Fiona OrtizCHICAGO (Reuters) - A graphic 2012 video of Chicago police shooting dead an unarmed black man who charged toward them was among hundreds of audio and video recordings...

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Kerry: video cut 'clumsy and stupid and inappropriate'

By Yeganeh Torbati and Arshad MohammedPARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was stupid, clumsy and inappropriate for someone to edit the video of a State Department briefing in 2013, U.S. Secretary of State...

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U.S. Army Special Forces troops airlifted from Colorado peak

(Reuters) - U.S. Army Special Forces troops were airlifted on Friday from a mountain peak inside Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park after two members of the team suffered altitude sickness during...

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Atlantic City's Showboat hotel to reopen without casino: developer

By Hilary Russ(Reuters) - Real estate developer Bart Blatstein said on Friday he will reopen the Showboat, one of Atlantic City's four shuttered casino hotels, in July, but without the...

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Clinton opens up double-digit lead over Trump nationwide: Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Chris KahnNEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton has opened up a double-digit lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, regaining ground after the New York billionaire...

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Three Minnesota men convicted of conspiring to join Islamic State

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Three Minnesota men were convicted on Friday of conspiring to commit murder in Syria on behalf of the Islamic State militant group, the U.S. Justice Department said.Jurors...

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Obama commutes prison terms of 42 non-violent drug offenders

By Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama commuted the prison terms of 42 non-violent drug offenders, nearly half of whom were serving life sentences, in his latest batch of...

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U.S. women's team does not have right to strike: judge

(Reuters) - The United States women's soccer team does not have the right to strike for better conditions and wages in 2016, a U.S. district court judge ruled in Chicago on Friday.Judge Sharon Johnson...

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Oregon derailment likely to reignite rail-by-oil safety concerns

By Eric M. Johnson(Reuters) - A Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire along Oregon's scenic Columbia River gorge on Friday, forcing the closure of an interstate highway and...

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Guantanamo ex-commander rejects charges about torment by U.S. guards

By Lacey Ann JohnsonFORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) - Accusations that Guantanamo Bay guards tormented a suspected Sept. 11 plotter are not credible, a former prison commander testified during a pre-trial...

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Ex-drug executive Shkreli hid control of shares, U.S. says

By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors tacked on an additional criminal charge to their case against former drug executive Martin Shkreli on Friday, alleging that he tried to conceal from...

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U.S. Navy identifies Blue Angel pilot who died in crash

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pilot from the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron who died in a crash has been identified as Marine Captain Jeff Kuss of Durango, Colorado, the Pentagon said on...

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Trial exposes tension over U.S. counter-extremism approach

By Julia Harte, Julia Edwards and David BaileyMINNEAPOLIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the spring of 2014, as Islamic State seized ground in Syria, a group of 10 young Somali-American men in Minneapolis...

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UK man gets 15 years in U.S. prison for smuggling North Korean drugs

By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A British citizen who worked for a Philippines-based global criminal organization was sentenced on Friday to over 15 years in a U.S. prison for conspiring to import...

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'Glee' star Mark Salling pleads not guilty to child porn charges

(Reuters) - Actor Mark Salling, who had a supporting role as a high school athlete-turned-singer in the TV series "Glee," pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of receiving and possessing child...

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Muhammad Ali, boxing great and cultural symbol, dies at 74

By Ricardo ArduengoSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) - Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweight boxing champion whose record-setting career, flair for showmanship and political stands made him one of the...

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Key player in Silk Road successor site gets eight years in U.S. prison

By Nate Raymond(Reuters) - A Washington state man was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for his role in helping the management of the successor website to Silk Road, an online black market...

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Carter says nine soldiers now known to have died in Fort Hood incident

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Nine U.S. soldiers are now known to have died when a troop carrier overturned this week during a training exercise at the U.S. Army base of Food Hood in Texas, U.S. Secretary of...

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"The Greatest" Is Gone: Muhammad Ali, Dead At 74

UNDATED (Reuters) -- Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose record-setting boxing career, an unprecedented flair for showmanship, and controversial stands made him one of the best-known...

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Muhammad Ali: 'Greatest' boxer, showman, ambassador

By Bill Trott(Reuters) - More than 60 years ago, a bicycle thief in Louisville, Kentucky, unknowingly set in motion one of the most amazing sports careers in history.An angry 12-year-old Cassius Clay...

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