Never play again? Gruesome injury didn't derail Josh Sweat

A gruesome high school injury could have ended Josh Sweat's football career. Instead, it's provided added motivation that helped him reach the NFL.

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Steelers bet big on James Conner after humbling rookie year

James Conner's inspirational story was celebrated, but on the field he struggled like many rookies. In Year 2, he knows he has "a lot to prove."

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After tumultuous year, Elliott wants to put the work in

With Ezekiel Elliott's suspension behind him, the Cowboys expect a big year from the third-year running back.

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There's no question Cowboys are Dak Prescott's team now

With Jason Witten and Dez Bryant gone, the third-year quarterback is expanding his role as the face of the franchise.

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Yale's first men's lacrosse NCAA title is worth the wait

The Bulldogs celebrate after defeating Duke for the national championship and setting a new standard for the program.

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Image of Dallas Police Officer Comforting Three-Month-Old Goes Viral

A photo of a Dallas police officer holding a three-month-old baby in his arms, giving comfort after surviving a rollover crash has gone viral.

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'AB2943 Violates My Right to Choose’: Former Homosexuals Outraged Over CA Bill That Could Ban the Bible

A group of former homosexuals and ministry leaders rallied on the steps of a California courthouse Tuesday to protest a bill that threatens to ban Christian books and resources which address issues of homosexuality and gender identity.

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As Hurricane Season Looms, Ministries See Huge Puerto Rico Death Toll as Call to Action

As the 2018 hurricane season approaches, a new study reveals that more may have died in the aftermath of 2017's Hurricane Maria than previously thought.  Ministries in hard-hit Puerto Rico say the study could generate more attention and help an island that still has not recovered.

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'Their Intent Is to Intimidate': FRC's Tony Perkins Calls Out LGBT Activists Over Transgender Ban Subpoena

LGBT activists are subpoenaing two prominent faith leaders – Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and National Day of Prayer Task Force President Dr. Ronnie Floyd – in the lawsuit against the Trump administration's transgender military ban. Meanwhile, Perkins isn't taking the matter lying down...

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Ohio Pastors Rally, Start Movement to Fight 'Judicial Tyranny' Against Christians

A group of more than 100 Ohio pastors sent a letter to state lawmakers asking that judges be held accountable for prejudice against Christians. 

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Why America's Elitists Want to Silence the 'Deplorables'

For years the courts and media have championed free speech, whether it was the right to burn the flag or to promote pornography. But today there's a belief those same elites have a different priority: silencing the "politically incorrect."

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Puerto Rico Death Toll: New Report Shows Original Post-Maria Estimates Way Off

"As the world knows, the magnitude of this tragic disaster caused by Hurricane Maria resulted in many fatalities.  We have always expected the number to be higher than what was previously reported," said Carlos Mercader, executive director of Puerto Rico's Federal Affairs Administration.

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'We Just Had Church at In and Out': Crowd Singing 'Reckless Love' at Restaurant Goes Viral

You may have heard of Cowboy Church or Drive-Through Church.  Now, you can add Church at In & Out Burger to the list.  And yes, you can add a side of fries with that. 

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'Jesus Wouldn't be Riding a Donkey': TV Preacher Asks Followers to Fund New Private Jet

Jesse Duplantis, a televangelist based in St. Charles Parish, Louisana, is asking his followers to donate money for a new $54 million private jet, "so we can go anywhere in the world in one stop."

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Tim Clinton Joins Dobson's Family Talk Ministry in Key Leadership Role

On Tuesday, Dr. James Dobson announced the addition of Dr. Tim Clinton to the leadership team of Family Talk, a ministry Dobson founded in 2010.

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See Why This Chick-Fil-A Location Is Paying Its Employees $18 Per Hour

Employees at a Sacramento-based Chick-Fil-A are about to get a big pay raise. 

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'No Words,' Must See Image: What an Atlanta Braves Fan Did for a JROTC Marine

'No Words,' Must See Image: What an Atlanta Braves Fan Did for a JROTC Marine

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A Gift from God: Why These Special Needs Workers Hold the Key to a Hospitality Revolution

A Texas ice cream shop hires only special needs employees, which not only provides meaningful employment to workers with Down Syndrome and other disabilities but makes good business sense.

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Lawmakers, Parents Outraged Over 'Active Shooter' Video Game: 'It is despicable'

A new video game that lets players re-create school shootings by stalking school hallways and racking up kills is being condemned by parents and lawmakers.

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Do 'Safe Spaces' in the Church Oppose Christian Values?

More and more college campuses are adopting the idea of safe spaces including a Utah university, which recently built a crying closet to help students cope with the emotional stress of college exams. However, there is now a push for churches to create safe spaces for their congregants. 

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Starbucks to Close Over 8,000 Stores for Anti-Bias Training

Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is taking to try to restore its tarnished image as a hangout where all are welcome.

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'Josh Is Coming Home': The Story Behind Utah Missionary's Release From One of Venezuela's Most Notorious Prisons

A Utah man is finally home after spending two years in one of Venezuela's worst prisons. 

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Alberto Downgraded to Tropical Depression - Still Dumps Heavy Rains Across the South

Subtropical Storm Alberto made landfall Monday afternoon in the Florida Panhandle.  Tropical rains extended to the Carolinas where a local news crew covering the storm was killed after a falling tree struck their vehicle.

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Teacher Who Stopped Shooting: ‘I Had to Save Students’

A teacher who was shot while tackling and disarming a student at an Indiana school said Monday that his swift decisions “were the only acceptable actions” to save his seventh-grade classroom.

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Alberto Strikes Gulf Coast with Dangerous Surf, Heavy Rains

Subtropical Storm Alberto lumbered ashore Monday on the U.S. Gulf Coast, pelting white sand beaches with blustery winds and stinging rain that kept the usual Memorial Day crowds away.

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WWE - Could collegiate wrestling standout Jacob Kasper be the next big star in the world of pro wrestling?

Amateur wrestling has long been a rich source of prospects for the WWE, including the likes of Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle. In the mind of WWE Hall of Famer and recruiter Gerald Brisco, Duke heavyweight Jacob Kasper could well be the WWE's next big star.

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The U.S. Pacific Command Gets a New Chief and a New Name

President Trump Plans to Implement Tariffs on E.U. Steel and Aluminum

Japanese Hunters Kill 122 Pregnant Minke Whales for ‘Scientific Research’

Former Acting FBI Chief Andrew McCabe Wrote a Secret Memo Detailing James Comey’s Firing, Report Says

More Evacuations in Hawaii as Fastest Lava Flows Yet Threaten to Cut off Escape Routes

More Than Half the World’s Children Are at Risk of Poverty, Conflict, and Gender Bias, Report Says

Southwest Airlines Apologizes After Asking a Woman to Prove Biracial Son Was Hers

Kim Jong Un’s Right-Hand Man Meets Mike Pompeo in New York to Discuss the North Korea Summit

The Four Killings in Belgium Are Being Treated as ‘Terrorist Murder,’ Authorities Say

‘You’re All Going to Die.’ Cellphone Videos Reveal Florida School Shooting Suspect’s Intentions

Anatomy of Braden Holtby's 'save of the season'

Washington's victory was due in no small part to Holtby's stick save on Alex Tuch. Amid the chaos, here's how he did it.

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Caps praise Holtby's epic save in Game 2 win

Braden Holtby's outstretched stick save in the third period of Game 2 against the Golden Knights -- a play that will go down in Stanley Cup lore -- left players on both sides speechless and praising the Capitals goalie.

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Caps' Kuznetsov exits with apparent arm injury

Forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has an apparent injury to his left arm and exited the Capitals' Game 2 win against Vegas in the first period Wednesday night.

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Caps owner sends 200 employees to Vegas

Washington owner Ted Leonsis celebrated by surprising 200 employees of Monumental Sports & Entertainment with tickets and a chartered flight to the first leg of the Stanley Cup Final.

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How the Capitals can survive a Kuznetsov absence

The Capitals were without their top center for most of Game 2 -- and won. Here's how they can keep winning if he misses more time.

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George Soros responds to Roseanne Barr's false claim that he is 'a Nazi'

Billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros has dismissed attacks from Roseanne Barr, the star of ABC’s now-cancelled sitcom Roseanne, who falsely accused the Jewish businessman of being a Nazi. Ms Barr went on a Twitter tirade on Tuesday morning, making racist comments about members of the Obama administration and falsely claiming that Chelsea Clinton was married to a nephew of Mr Soros – a Hungarian-born businessman and major left-wing donor. After Ms Clinton corrected the falsehood, Ms Barr tweeted a half-apology, writing: “Sorry to have tweeted incorrect info about you!I[sic] please forgive me!".

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'Walking Dead' Star Andrew Lincoln Is Reportedly Leaving The Series

Numerous reports are saying that Andrew Lincoln, aka Rick Grimes, is leaving

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Bo Perasol says Jboy Gob 'a welcome addition' to UP Fighting Maroons

After getting high-flying forward Ricci Rivero earlier this month, UP has acquired the services of former La Salle Green Archer big man Jboy Gob.

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Viral dunker and Stanford Cardinal commit Fran Belibi at USA Basketball trials

Fran Belibi signed with Stanford this week. Now she's hoping to earn a spot on the USA Basketball U17 roster.

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Offensive tackle Tyler Johnson, junior quarterback Hudson Card commit to Texas Longhorns

Offensive tackle Tyler Johnson, No. 16 ranked overall in the 2019 cycle, committed to Texas over archrival Oklahoma and other big-time programs.

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WWE - Could collegiate wrestling standout Jacob Kasper be the next big star in the world of pro wrestling?

Amateur wrestling has long been a rich source of prospects for the WWE, including the likes of Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle. In the mind of WWE Hall of Famer and recruiter Gerald Brisco, Duke heavyweight Jacob Kasper could well be the WWE's next big star.

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Irish Voters Say 'Yes' to Legalizing Abortion: Pro-Life Groups Grieve

Ireland has decided to legalize abortion, despite its reputation as one of the staunchest Catholic countries in the world.

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American Jailed in Venezuela for 2 Years Arrives in US

Joshua Holt, who traveled to Venezuela from Utah in 2016 to marry a Spanish-speaking Mormon woman but soon found himself jailed and later branded the CIA's top spy in Latin America, was set free by the anti-American Maduro government on Saturday in what his family called "this miracle."   

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North Korea’s Kim Meets with South’s Moon for 2nd Time

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met for the second time in a month on Saturday to discuss carrying out the peace commitments they reached in their first summit and Kim’s potential meeting with President Donald Trump, Moon’s office said.

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Powerful Cyclone Lashes Oman, Yemen; 5 dead, 30 Missing

Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen, cutting off power lines and leaving at least five people dead and more than 30 missing, officials said.

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'It's Just Deeply Wrong, Immoral, Unjust': Secretary of State Pompeo Goes to Bat for Imprisoned American Pastor

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke out this week on behalf of imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been behind bars in Turkey for more than 19 months.

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Ireland's Referendum on Abortion Could Be a Major Blow to Pro-Lifers

Exit polls in Ireland project a landslide victory for those seeking to repeal the nation's pro-life Eighth Amendment.

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Blood Will Tell, Part 2: Did Faulty Evidence Doom Joe Bryan?

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How an Unproven Forensic Science Became a Courtroom Staple

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Tu resumen de noticias del jueves

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This Harry Potter Uses a Bow and Arrow. Not a Wand.

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Word + Quiz: solicitude

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What’s on TV Thursday: N.B.A. Finals and ‘A Bronx Tale’

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Race Against the Rains

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Spain Is Next to Test Europe’s Stability as Rajoy Faces No-Confidence Vote

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Crosses Go Up in Public Offices. It’s Culture, Bavaria Says, Not Religion.

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Trump Meets With Kim. Kim Kardashian West, That Is.

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Stanley Cup Finals: Braden Holtby Bounces Back to Lift the Capitals

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Sanchez Goes the Other Way, and Severino Stays the Course, in a Yankees Win

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The Mets Get Some Help From Jason Vargas and a Few Fresh Arms

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Overlooked No More: The Soviet Icon Who Was Hanged for Killing a Czar

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What You Might Say

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In a First for Germany, Hamburg Bans Diesel Engines. On 2 Roads.

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Italy, Arkady Babchenko, Whales: Your Thursday Briefing

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‘The Americans,’ at Last, Lets Us Exhale

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The End of ‘The Americans’: Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys on the ‘Devastating’ Finale

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‘The Americans’ Finale: The Damage Done

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The biggest NFL records that could be broken in 2018

Drew Brees is set to unseat Peyton Manning as the career passing yards leader. Here's when Brees is expected to do it, plus more upcoming milestones.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Chokes Up at Student's Question on Shootings - New York Times

New York Times

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Chokes Up at Student's Question on Shootings New York Times Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, at a children's fitness event on Wednesday. At a separate press briefing she responded to a young student's question about violence in schools.CreditSusan Walsh/Associated Press. By Daniel ... A 13-year-old journalist asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders about school shootings. Here's what she said.Washington Post Boy Whose School Shooting Question Left Sarah Sanders Choking Back Tears Says 'I'm Glad I Did It'PEOPLE.com Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah SandersWhitehouse.gov (press release) Slate Magazine -USA TODAY all 118 news articles »

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Graziano: Bungled anthem policy shows NFL has much to learn from NBA

Why can't the NFL get it right with its anthem policy and clumsy handling of players' rights? The answer has to do with sincerity and trust.

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Tales of Chuck Knox, 'the most intimidating coach I've ever been around'

The former Seahawks coach, who died recently at 86 is remembered as being as old school as they come.

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Letter: We Need to Support Working Families

Rescuers Seeking 1 Man Still Missing in Maryland Flooding

One man remained missing after flash flooding tore down historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland, and left a community heartbroken at seeing severe damage less than two years after another devastating flood.

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Boston’s Memorial Day Flag Garden Idea Spreads Across the US

The solemn display of tens of thousands of U.S. flags that first appeared on Boston Common for Memorial Day a decade ago, honoring service members who have died defending the nation, is slowly becoming a national movement.

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Soldiers Recall Carnage of Alaska WWII Battle 75 Years Later

William Roy Dover’s memory of the World War II battle is as sharp as it was 75 years ago, even though it’s been long forgotten by most everyone else.

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George H.W. Bush Hospitalized in Maine

Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized Sunday in Maine after he experienced low blood pressure and fatigue, a spokesman said.

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Atheist Groups Sue to Remove Ten Commandments Monument from Arkansas State Capitol

Two atheist groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Arkansas for a Ten Commandments monument erected in April after a man destroyed the first one by ramming it with his car last summer. 

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CA Judge Issues Final Decision in Wedding Cake Case

A California judge has handed down his final judgment in the case of a Bakersfield Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a homosexual couple, ruling that cakes celebrating events are a form of speech.

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'Out of the Depths:' USS Indianapolis Survivor Tells His Miraculous Story

Retired Marine Edgar Harrell, who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in July 1945, tells his miraculous story.

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6 Months, Half a Million Visitors: How the Museum of the Bible is Sharing the Word with the World

Evangelist Franklin Graham took to Facebook to celebrate the museum's milestone and announce an upcoming exhibit dedicated to the late Billy Graham.

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Trump and Mexican president spar over border wall again

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Mexico of doing "nothing" to stop illegal immigrants crossing into the United States, and repeated his election campaign pledge that Mexico would pay for his planned border wall.

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Top North Korean envoy boards flight for talks in U.S.: Yonhap

SEOUL (Reuters) - A top North Korean official boarded a flight in Beijing on Wednesday bound for New York and talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, South Korea's Yonhap reported.

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Prominent Russian journalist who criticized Kremlin shot dead in Kiev

KIEV (Reuters) - A prominent Russian journalist and critic of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead in Ukraine where he had fled into exile following threats, police said on Tuesday.

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Hamas says groups agree to Gaza ceasefire if Israel reciprocates

GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza’s dominant Islamist Hamas movement said on Wednesday that Palestinian armed groups in Gaza have agreed to a ceasefire as long as Israel also ceases fire, after the most intense flare-up of fighting since a 2014 war.

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U.S. to shorten length of visas for some Chinese citizens: White House

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to shorten the length of visas issued to some Chinese citizens as part of a strategy to prevent intellectual property theft by U.S. rivals, a White House official said on Tuesday.

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Myanmar lawyer says evidence from Reuters reporters' phones may be 'tainted'

YANGON (Reuters) - Evidence Myanmar police say they obtained from the mobile phones of two Reuters reporters accused of possessing secret documents might be "tainted", a defense lawyer said on Tuesday, because at least one phone was used after it was confiscated.

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Italy poll shows support for right-wing League up, 5-Star steady

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian opinion poll published on Wednesday showed support for the right-wing League party up eight percent to 25.4 percent compared to is result at the March 4 elections.

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