| Hillary Clinton: I’m sorry for using private email Posted: 08 Sep 2015 03:35 PM PDT  This is the farthest Clinton has gone yet in offering an apology for her use of a private email server while Secretary of State.
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| Kentucky clerk who opposed gay marriages released from jail Posted: 08 Sep 2015 03:46 PM PDT  Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, walked out of jail on Tuesday after a federal judge who found her in contempt said he was satisfied licenses were being issued in accordance with a U.S. Supreme Court decision. The issue of same-sex marriage licenses in Kentucky and other states has become the latest focal point in the long-running debate over gay marriage in the United States.
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| Trump: I 'always felt that I was in the military' at military school Posted: 08 Sep 2015 11:02 AM PDT  Republican frontrunner Donald Trump reportedly told the author of a forthcoming biography that while he never served in the military, he "always felt" that he had because he attended a military-themed prep school that gave him "more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military."
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| Jury recommends death for man who killed 3 at Jewish sites Posted: 08 Sep 2015 03:04 PM PDT  OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A jury recommended the death penalty Tuesday for a white supremacist who fatally shot three people at Jewish sites in Kansas, less than two hours after he told jurors he didn't care what sentence was handed down.
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| Freddie Gray's family settles with city for $6.4M Posted: 08 Sep 2015 04:04 PM PDT BALTIMORE (AP) — The parents of Freddie Gray reached a tentative $6.4 million settlement with the city of Baltimore, nearly five months after their 25-year-old son was critically injured in police custody, sparking days of protests and rioting. |
| Pope radically simplifies Catholic marriage annulment procedures Posted: 08 Sep 2015 09:55 AM PDT  Pope Francis makes the most substantial changes to Catholic annulment rules in centuries.
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| Baltimore offers $6.4 million to settle Freddie Gray case Posted: 08 Sep 2015 01:18 PM PDT  The settlement with his family will be submitted to the Baltimore Board of Estimates for a vote on Wednesday, the office of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said in a statement. It will have no effect on the criminal trials of six officers charged with Gray's death in April, the statement said. "The proposed settlement agreement going before the Board of Estimates should not be interpreted as a judgment on the guilt or innocence of the officers facing trial," Rawlings-Blake said.
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| Kansas jury says Jewish center killer should be executed Posted: 08 Sep 2015 02:04 PM PDT  By Kevin Murphy OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) - A Kansas jury recommended on Tuesday that a white supremacist be sentenced to death for shooting and killing three people, including a boy, outside two Jewish centers last year. Frazier Glenn Cross, 74, a former senior member of the Ku Klux Klan who has been representing himself in court, turned towards the jury after the verdict was read and said with a smile: "Thank you." He was found guilty last month of killing Reat Underwood, 14, and his grandfather, William Corporon, 69, outside the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, and Terri LaManno, 53, outside a Jewish retirement home, both in Overland Park, Kansas.
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| 1 dead, Cuomo aide shot during West Indian Day festivities Posted: 07 Sep 2015 07:23 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The West Indian Day Parade, a rollicking, colorful celebration of Caribbean culture, music, style and food, rolled through New York City's streets Monday but, once again, was marred by predawn violence that left one man dead and an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in critical condition.
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| Huckabee, Christie, Cruz weigh in on Kim Davis case Posted: |
| Clinton to propose U.S. campaign finance overhaul Posted: 07 Sep 2015 09:06 PM PDT  Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton will propose a slate of campaign finance reform measures on Tuesday aimed at limiting political donations by corporations and large donors and increasing transparency in election spending. Clinton, who is seeking the nomination to be the Democratic candidate in the November 2016 presidential election, identified measures she would pursue if she becomes president. Among them are rules requiring greater disclosure of political spending including by publicly traded companies and U.S. government contractors and a program that would provide matching funds for small donations to presidential and congressional candidates.
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| Ohio State defeats Virginia Tech 42-24, proves it's still team to beat Posted:  Ohio State is better than it was a year ago. As crazy as that seems, the defending national champions took the field for their season opener against Virginia Tech on Monday and left with a dominating 42-24 victory.
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