Democrats Clinton, Sanders split nominating contests in Oregon, Kentucky

Democrats Clinton, Sanders split nominating contests in Oregon, Kentucky. WASHINGTON, MAY 18: Democrat candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders each picked up primary wins on Tuesday in yet another demonstration of how divided the party is in the drawn-out national race to win the nomination for November's general election. Clinton narrowly defeated Sanders in Kentucky, a state where she was not expected to win. Sanders bested her in Oregon,...

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Editorial: Be wary of the Avakian train

Editorial: Be wary of the Avakian train. Expect to see the same game plan that Brad Avakian followed to win the Democratic primary for secretary of state in the November general election. The only unknown is whether voters will fall for it again. The secretary of state serves as Oregon's top elections official and oversees an audits division that ensures public dollars are being spent wisely. But you wouldn't know that from Avakian's campaign in...

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Sheriff's nephew wanted in Florida triple homicide

Sheriff's nephew wanted in Florida triple homicide. Investigators were on the hunt for a former sheriff’s nephew accused of shooting and killing three people including a pregnant woman – in Florida Tuesday morning. Officials are looking for Murray Lancaster, 40, in connection with the murders, News4Jax reported. Lancaster is the nephew of ex-Clay County Sheriff Scott Lancaster. He may be traveling in a pickup truck. Lancaster allegedly killed his...

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Hijacked a Metrobus in Washington D.C

Hijacked a Metrobus in Washington D.C. At least one person is dead after police say a man hijacked a Metrobus in Washington, D.C., after stabbing the driver with a pair of pliers. “It’s a bizarre incident, very uncharacteristic for someone to take a bus and attack a bus driver,” Metro Police Chief Cathy Lanier told The Hill. Police described the unidentified suspect, who is now in custody, as a “very distraught and violent” adult male. Lanier confirmed...

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Tupac's mum, has died at 69 Afeni Shakur, revolutionary

Tupac's mum, has died at 69 Afeni Shakur, revolutionary. Afeni Shakur Davis, a former Black Panther Party activist and mother to Tupac Shakur, has died. The Marin County sheriff’s office say they responded to a report of a “possible cardiac arrest” on Monday night, arriving at her home and transferring her to hospital where she died at 10.30pm. An examination to determine the exact cause is under way and more details will be provided once further...

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Texas high school student "inadvertently" shoots self

Texas high school student "inadvertently" shoots self. DALLAS A Dallas high school student was wounded Monday morning when a gun he brought to school went off, according to officials. A shelter-in-place was put into effect at Kimball High School in Dallas on Monday morning, but was lifted early in the afternoon. The school district said the student's injuries are non-life threatening and he has been taken to a local hospital. "The student was injured...

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SUVs, Electric Cars the latest models at the Beijing Auto Show

SUVs, Electric Cars  the latest models at the Beijing Auto Show. Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and electric cars are expected to be the crowd drawers for the 2016 Beijing Auto Show, which opened on Monday. Major Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motors is set to unveil its Haval H7 SUV. The company's earlier H6 model, which was also introduced during the auto show, is considered as one of the biggest sellers in the Chinese SUV market for...

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Protesters ransack Muslim prayer hall on Corsica

Protesters ransack Muslim prayer hall on Corsica. Demonstrators ransacked a Muslim prayer hall and attempted to burn copies of the Koran on the French island of Corsicay, police said, following a night of violence that left two firefighters injured. Tensions had mounted in Ajaccio on Christmas Day after two firefighters and a police officer were wounded overnight in Jardins de L'Empereur, a low-income neighbourhood of the city when they were "ambushed"...

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