| Philando Castile's family reaches $3M settlement in death -  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last July, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the city that employed the officer, avoiding a federal wrongful death lawsuit that attorneys said could have taken years to resolve.
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:13:29 -0400
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| Global sea level rise accelerates since 1990, study shows - ![Global sea level rise accelerates since 1990, study shows]( "Global sea level rise accelerates since 1990, study shows") By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - The rise in global sea levels has accelerated since the 1990s amid rising temperatures, with a thaw of Greenland's ice sheet pouring ever more water into the oceans, scientists said on Monday. Sea levels have risen by about 20 cms in the past century and many scientific studies project a steady acceleration this century as man-made global warming melts more ice on land. The study found that early satellite data had exaggerated the rate of sea level rise in the 1990s, masking the recent acceleration.
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:07:47 -0400
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| Nigeria's Buhari sends first message since taking sick leave on May 7: presidency sources -  By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has delivered an audio message to mark the Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday, two senior presidency sources said, his first public statement since he left for Britain on medical leave on May 7. Buhari, a Muslim from the north, made the address, calling for peace and unity, in the Hausa language spoken widely in that part of the country. The presidency did not release video footage or photographs of Buhari making the recording heard by Reuters in which the president's voice sounds weak.
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:54:30 -0400
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| White House adviser Ivanka Trump: ‘I try to stay out of politics’ -  Ivanka Trump told “Fox & Friends” that she speaks up when she disagrees with her father on certain issues — but does not “profess to be a political savant.“
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:45:24 -0400
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| US urges Qatar and Saudi-led group to 'lower rhetoric' -  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Sunday for a "lowering of rhetoric" between Qatar and a four-nation group led by Saudi Arabia after Doha denounced their sweeping list of demands. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt want Qatar to meet their 13-point ultimatum -- ostensibly aimed at fighting extremism and terrorism -- in return for an end to a nearly three-week-old diplomatic and trade "blockade" of the emirate.
Sun, 25 Jun 2017 13:59:19 -0400
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