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Harambe, a 17-year-old male gorilla, was shot dead Saturday at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy slipped into his enclosure. Harambe was a Western lowland silverback gorilla, a critically endangered species.

The death of Harambe has caused outrage among animal-rights activists. Many have questioned whether the zoo make the right decision in killing the animal, who was seen on video dragging the boy through his enclosure.

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Conference Board economists say that consumers remain cautious about the outlook for business and job market conditions, and anticipate little change in the months ahead. The confidence data suggest that consumers remain cautious, but if job growth keeps up and wage growth heads higher, we should see personal spending continuing to provide the muscle behind the U.S. economy.

Controversial Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr is hogging headlines once again, after it emerged that a restaurant in the Netherlands has cancelled an appearance by him over his political opinions.

Eknath Khadse faces allegations of impropriety in purchase of MIDC plot in Pune.

McConnell says Trump has earned GOP nomination WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that while presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is "a phenomenon" and political outsider, he has earned the right to the GOP nomination and the party's support. The Senate Republican leader declined to answer directly whether he thought House Speaker Paul Ryan should issue a formal endorsement of Trump.

Innovations are not seeping out from a handful of companies into the rest of the economy

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ALMELO - Brian van Loo is ook de komende vier jaar de keeperstrainer van Heracles Almelo. De 41-jarige Almeloër verlengde zijn contract tot medio 2020. De oud-doelman, die tussen 1999 en 2006 voor de Almelose club uitkwam en de daaropvolgende zes jaar voor FC Groningen, werd twee seizoenen geleden aangesteld als keeperstrainer.

Just hours after securing a rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors will put a limited number of NBA Finals tickets on sale Tuesday.

Leicester's meeting on Tuesday is abandoned due to unsafe ground after a fall in which jockey Frankie Dettori escaped unhurt.

TVER, Russia (AP) — Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: "Squeeze Russia out of yourself!" For sharing this picture on a social media site with his 12 friends,…

TVER, Russia (AP) — Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: "Squeeze Russia out of yourself!" For sharing this picture on a social media site with his 12 friends,…

TVER, Russia (AP) — Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: "Squeeze Russia out of yourself!" For sharing this picture on a social media site with his 12 friends, her husband was sentenced this month to more than two years in prison. At least 54 people were sent to prison for hate speech last year, most of them for sharing and posting things online, which is almost five times as many as five years ago, according to the Moscow-based Sova group... Читать дальше...

TVER, Russia (AP) — Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: "Squeeze Russia out of yourself!" For sharing this picture on a social media site with his 12 friends, her husband was sentenced this month to more than two years in prison. At least 54 people were sent to prison for hate speech last year, most of them for sharing and posting things online, which is almost five times as many as five years ago, according to the Moscow-based Sova group... Читать дальше...

There are more concerns for German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of next year’s federal election, with a new opinion poll showing public support for Merkel's grand coalition plunging below 50 percent for the first time, amid continued criticism over the country's immigration policy.

A Turkish court sentenced former national beauty contest winner Merve Büyüksaraç to 14 months on probation for "publicly insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in social media, Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported.

Normally tight-lipped central bank speaks out against claims it has abandoned market liberalisation

It marks one of the "deadliest periods yet" in the migration crisis, according to the International Organization for Migration.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tony Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston is giving a fellow actor from "Breaking Bad" some help in his race for a New Mexico county commissioner's seat.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tony Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston is giving a fellow actor from "Breaking Bad" some help in his race for a New Mexico county commissioner's seat.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tony Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston is giving a fellow actor from "Breaking Bad" some help in his race for a New Mexico county commissioner's seat.

Daesh "is awfully scared" of the collapse of its rule in Fallujah and is smuggling stolen jewelry to Mosul.

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Roman Polanski faces a fresh extradition challenge after the Polish government announced Tuesday it would appeal a court decision not to force him to face U.S. courts over a 1977 child sex conviction.

Zbigniew Ziobro, justice minister and prosecutor general, said his decision was because Polanski was "accused of and wanted for…a rape of a child," Polish state news agency PAP reported.

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Wall Street seems to be growing more comfortable with the possibility of Donald Trump winning the presidential election.