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As Trump hints on guns, Congress eyes post-Orlando debate

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — With US Democrats demanding action Wednesday to reduce violence following the Orlando massacre, Republican Donald Trump signaled openness to legislation preventing terror suspects from purchasing firearms, a flicker of bipartisanship in a toxic presidential campaign. The presumptive Republican nominee, who regularly touts his support for the constitutionally enshrined right to bear arms, said he could support banning people on terror watchlists from buying guns. Following attacks including […]

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Jimmy Page testifies in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ copyright trial

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page testified in a copyright infringement trial on Wednesday (June 15) that he did not recall hearing the song containing the musical riff his band is accused of stealing for their 1971 hit “Stairway to Heaven” until recently. Page, 72, took the witness stand on the second day of the trial in federal court in Los Angeles, where the British band is accused of lifting the opening chords for “Stairway to […]

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Five things to know about Shanghai Disneyland

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — US entertainment giant Disney opens its newest theme park in the commercial centre of Shanghai on Thursday, a massive $5.5 billion project aimed squarely at the mainland Chinese audience. The resort is the US entertainment giant’s sixth in the world and third in Asia, including one in China’s semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong. Six ‘lands’ Shanghai Disneyland is divided into six distinct areas — some entirely new to Disney including the […]

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Stale Bread? 6 Ways Frugal Italians Get Cooking

By Cesare Zucca – (Zester Daily) “Never throw out leftover bread!” our Milanese mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers used to exclaim. Milanese cuisine has its roots in simpler traditions, and that includes reusing old bread to make exquisite dishes. So if you happen to have bought too much bread, you have two options: Freeze it while still fresh and then remove it a few hours before use, or listen to my granny and try one of […]

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6 Horror Movie Sequels as Good as (or Better Than) the Original

Orrin Grey (THE LINEUP) – Can a horror movie sequel be as good as—or better than—its predecessor? Pose this question to horror aficionados and a few genre favorites invariably pop up: “Bride of Frankenstein”, “Aliens”, “Evil Dead 2”, George Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead and “Day of the Dead”. To some, these movies are the exception to the rule; the vast majority of horror sequels fall victim to formulaic twists, hacky callbacks, and the curse […]

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IT worker at Panama Papers firm arrested in Geneva: report

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — An information technology worker at the Geneva office of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, has been arrested, Switzerland’s Le Temps newspaper reported Wednesday. The paper, citing a source close to the case, said the IT employee had been placed in provisional detention on suspicion of stealing a large haul of confidential documents. The spokesman for the Geneva’s prosecutor’s office, Henri Della Casa, told […]

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Anne Hathaway to help UN shine spotlight on working mothers

UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) — Oscar winner Anne Hathaway has been named a goodwill ambassador for UN Women to help shine a spotlight on the unequal burden shouldered by working mothers, the UN said Wednesday. “The ‘motherhood penalty’ — which means that when they become mothers, women’s pay and opportunities at work suffer — is a particularly insidious demonstration of gender inequality in the workplace,” said the director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. “For […]

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Sanders not ending campaign in Thursday’s video speech: spokesman

  (REUTERS)  Bernie Sanders does not plan to suspend his campaign and endorse presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a video speech to supporters on Thursday, focusing instead on ways to pursue his policy agenda and reform goals, a spokesman said. Sanders, who has resisted pressure to exit the race and back Clinton in a show of party unity since she clinched the Democratic nomination last week, will address supporters nationwide on a video […]

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Boy’s body found after Florida gator attack at Florida Disney resort

(Reuters)  Police divers on Wednesday recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The child was snatched by the alligator as he played at the water’s edge on Tuesday night and dragged into a lagoon despite his parents’ effort to save him. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said he and a Catholic priest had informed […]

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Southeast Asian countries retract statement expressing concerns on South China Sea

(REUTERS) Southeast Asian countries withdrew a statement that expressed the region’s deep concerns over tension in the South China Sea, where China is involved in protracted territorial disputes with some of its neighbors. The strongly-worded statement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), released by the Malaysian foreign ministry, did not name China directly but warned against raising tension in the waters, where Beijing has been building artificial islands and increasing its military presence. […]

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Can coffee cause cancer? Only if it’s very hot, says WHO agency

  (REUTERS)  There is no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency said on Wednesday in a reverse of its previous warning, but it also said all “very hot” drinks are probably carcinogenic. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) had previously rated coffee as “possibly carcinogenic” but has changed its mind. It now says its latest review found “no conclusive evidence for a carcinogenic effect” of coffee […]

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NBA: Curry’s biggest game could bring crown or Cavs’ finest hour

by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State’s Stephen Curry called game six of the NBA Finals the biggest contest of his career Wednesday while the revived Cleveland Cavaliers expressed confidence they can dethrone the Warriors. The defending champions lead host Cleveland 3-2 in the best-of-seven series entering Thursday’s tension-packed showdown, which will result in either a seventh game Sunday in California or the Warriors celebrating back-to-back titles clinched on the Cavaliers’ home […]

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