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Man requests people bring shoes instead of flowers to his funeral
A local man who recently died of cancer made one special request to people attending his funeral.
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Dennis Wright asked everybody to buy shoes for children rather than flowers for his service.
Published on July 3, 2018
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Donald Trump's dream casting for America's next SCOTUS justice: Amy Coney Barrett
For Donald Trump, image is everything. How you look is a major marker for how you will do in Trump's world. You need to look the part for him to imagine you in the job. Your personal story has to stand out in the crowd.
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Top career official at Justice Department stepping down
The Justice Department's senior-most career attorney, Associate Deputy Attorney General Scott Schools, is planning to step down for a job in the private sector, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Neymar on target as Brazil defeats Mexico to reach World Cup last eight
In a World Cup which has had little respect for pedigree, Brazil made sure it did not become the latest heavyweight to fall with a 2-0 win over Mexico to reach the quarterfinals in Russia.
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Neymar celebrates with teammate Willian after scoring his team's first goal against Mexico July 2, 2018. Full credit: Dan Mullan/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images
Published on July 3, 2018
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Second Philippine mayor shot dead in two days
A second town mayor in the Philippines has been shot and killed by an unknown assailant, a day after one was assassinated by a sniper in a brazen daylight attack.
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Sweden marches on to quarterfinals after victory over Switzerland
Sweden continues to defy expectations at the World Cup and broke a 24-year drought by beating Switzerland 1-0 to progress to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1994.
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Rescue ships docked as hundreds of migrants die crossing Mediterranean
More than 200 migrants died attempting to cross the Mediterranean over the weekend, while four rescue ships remain docked in European ports, raising fears of more deaths in the coming months.
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Superyacht cybercrime: the next big thing?
He was in St. Tropez to install an internet router onto a superyacht owned by a wealthy European businessman when a thought occurred to him.
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German IT specialist, Stephan Gerling will be in Croatia this summer to rent a 20-foot yacht -- miniscule relative to those he normally works on …
Published on July 3, 2018
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Heat wave turns deadly and expected to last through 4th of July
Nearly 60 million people remain under a heat advisory or warning Tuesday, with scorching temperatures and humidity expected through the Fourth of July.
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Roe v. Wade once again finds itself at the center of Supreme Court nomination fight
Roe v. Wade, the landmark opinion that legalized abortion, has always had one very unlikely critic: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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5 things for July 3: NATO, Thailand cave rescue, Amy Coney Barrett
Think you're washing your hands properly? Think again. The Department of Agriculture says you're probably doing it all wrong. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Immigration debate looms large in California Republican's re-election bid
Rep. Jeff Denham wanted in. For nearly 10 minutes on Monday, the Republican congressman from California's central valley stood at the door of a building that he believed to be housing unaccompanied migrant children, some of whom had been separated at the border.
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A cruise ship crew member falls overboard -- and is rescued 22 hours later by another cruise ship
Do you believe in miracles? A crew member for Norwegian Cruise Line probably does after he fell overboard near Cuba, then was rescued almost a full day later by another cruise ship.
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Formula E: Electric racing heads back to China
Formula E is heading back to the country where it all began for its fifth season of electric racing.
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Whistleblower: EPA's Pruitt kept secret calendar to hide meetings
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and his aides have kept "secret" calendars and schedules to overtly hide controversial meetings or calls with industry representatives and others, according to a former EPA official who is expected to soon testify before Congress. A review of EPA documents by CNN found discrepancies between Pruitt's official calendar and other records.
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Democratic leaders, there's an elephant in the room
Life in Washington comes at you fast. One minute you're a 10-term incumbent and chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. The next minute you're endorsing a 28-year-old political newcomer and former bartender who just snatched away your aspirations for party leadership.
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Trump doesn't care what people think about his relationship with Putin
President Donald Trump clearly doesn't care what anyone thinks about his baffling, opaque and deferential relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
