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Rubio defends gay marriage opposition, calls for outreach to LGBT community

ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio stressed his opposition to same-sex marriage while also calling on fellow Christians to “love” and understand LGBT people in a speech before a gathering of conservative pastors in Orlando Friday. The two-day event at the Hyatt Regency, titled “Rediscovering God in America Renewal Project” and sponsored by the […]

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France fumes over razing of Paris-funded Palestinian buildings

France on Thursday condemned Israel over last week’s demolition of several structures, funded by the French government, in a Palestinian village north of Jerusalem. “France condemns the Israeli army’s destruction of several structures funded by France in the Palestinian village of Nabi Samuel (West Bank) on August 3,” the French government said in a statement.

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Hafiz Saeed, head of ISIS in Afghanistan, killed in U.S. drone strike

The reputed head of Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch, Hafiz Saeed, was killed by an American airstrike in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province near the Pakistan border, Pentagon officials confirmed Friday. Saeed, who is the purported leader of the group’s Afghan and Pakistan faction – known as Islamic State of Khorasan – was traveling through the Kot

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International, USA

Katie Ledecky makes history look easy as she breaks her world record in 800 freestyle

RIO DE JANEIRO — Among the 32 events contested at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, none came with less drama than Katie Ledecky’s final race of the Summer Games. The 19-year-old’s biggest competitor in the 800-meter freestyle Friday — the clock — hung from the stadium’s rafters high above blue and green seats. The question wasn’t

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Linda Robertson: Phelps’ final silver outshined by so many golden moments

RIO DE JANEIRO — A completely transformed Michael Phelps came to his fifth Olympics determined to do it right. If London 2012 was drudgery then Rio 2016 would be joyful, a final chance to savor his life as the greatest swimmer of all time, an amphibian Olympian unlike any other. Phelps didn’t intend to be

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Warning of election fraud, Trump sparks fear that his backers may intimidate minority voters

In remarks with strong racial overtones, Donald Trump told a mainly white rural crowd in Pennsylvania on Friday that vote fraud could cheat him out of victory and vowed to dispatch police who support him to monitor polls in “certain parts” of the state. “We’re going to have unbelievable turnout, but we don’t want to

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Hillary Clinton widens big lead with Hispanic voters: poll

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton widened her lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump among Hispanic voters in the presidential race, according to a new national survey of registered voters. Mrs. Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, enjoyed an overwhelming 46-point lead over Mr. Trump’s ticket with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, 66 percent

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US Olympians receive payouts for medaling, and Michael Phelps has cleaned up

Most know that U.S. Olympians who perform well tend to get millions of dollars in endorsement deals, but did you know they also get big payouts just for medaling in the games? The U.S. Olympic Committee pays American athletes $25,000 for gold medals, $15,000 for silver medals and $10,000 for bronze medals. That means swimmer

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Sports & Competitions, USA