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‘Not the America we want’: Obama blasts Trump’s Muslim plans
President Barack Obama has delivered an angry rebuke of Donald Trump and his anti-Muslim rhetoric

Obama, Dalai Lama to meet at White House on Wednesday
President Barack Obama plans to meet the Dalai Lama at the White House on Wednesday

France ratifies the Paris Agreement on climate change
French President Francois Hollande has ratified the Paris Agreement, a deal on curbing global warming reached last year by 195 countries

Iraq says senior military commander killed while fighting IS
Iraq’s Defense Ministry says a senior military commander has been killed while fighting Islamic State militants in the country’s north

Smart money is looking to the bookies to guess UK vote
Want to bet? To gauge whether Britain will vote to leave the European Union, the smart money is looking to the bookies

French premier: Children’s hospital violence ‘intolerable’
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says it’s “intolerable” that violent protesters smashed windows of operating rooms at a renowned children’s hospital on the sidelines of a labor demonstration

Hillary Clinton wins DC primary, as she meets with Sanders
Hillary Clinton brought a close to the presidential primary season with a win in the nation’s capital and a meeting with dispatched rival Bernie Sanders, hoping to set a tone of Democratic unity heading into next month’s party convention in Philadelphia

Police: Man saves woman trapped inside SUV in river
Officials say a woman would’ve drowned inside her SUV following a crash if not for a New Jersey man, who sprinted into a river, pried open a door and carried her to safety

The Latest: Stocks rise ahead of Fed rate decision, comments
Global stocks are trading higher as investors look to the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting for hints on when it may raise interest rates again

World stocks rebound as Fed rate decision looms
Most world stock markets rose Wednesday, as investors took a break from the sell-off over the past week to await the Fed’s upcoming decision on interest rates

Chinese online loan sharks demand nude photos as guarantees
Web-based loan sharks in China have found an unconventional way of guaranteeing loans: demanding naked photos from cash-strapped female college students who want to borrow money

Mourinho-Guardiola face off for 1st time in EPL on Sept. 10
Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola won’t have long to wait before they face off for the first time in the English Premier League

Advocacy group accuses UN of not being neutral in Syria
Advocacy group says UN not being neutral in Syria, prioritizing relationship with Syria’s government over aid deliveries

Coffee Is No Longer Deemed a Possible Carcinogen, U.N. Says
The World Health Organization declares there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer.

Israel culture minister probes troupes that shun settlements
Israel’s culture minister sends questionnaire to theaters, dance troupes to find which ones avoid West Bank settlements

Obamacare Is Not Enough to Improve American’s Health
Americans are unhealthy and to fix it we need to address the root causes.

Diplomat: NATO poised to extend Afghanistan mission
Senior NATO diplomat says the alliance will likely agree to extend Afghanistan training mission

UK Treasury chief warns of tax rises in case of EU exit
Treasury chief George Osborne has warned that taxes will rise and spending will be cut in the event that voters choose to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum

Pistorius walks on stumps in court ahead of murder sentence
Oscar Pistorius walks on stumps in South African courtroom as defense lawyer’s appeal for lenient sentence

Prince William appears on the cover of UK gay magazine
Prince William has appeared on the cover of the UK gay magazine ‘Attitude’ to speak out against homophobic bullying

Russian athletes plead to be allowed to compete in Rio
Russian athletes have pleaded for their track and field team to be allowed to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Jerusalem OKs new building for Jews in Arab neighborhood
Jerusalem’s municipality has approved construction of a new building for Jews in the heart of an Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

The Latest: Roof at Stade Pierre Mauroy will be closed
The roof of the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille will be closed when Russia plays Slovakia on Wednesday

Johnson Publishing announces sale of Jet, Ebony magazines
Ebony and Jet magazines, which have chronicled African-American life for the past 71 years, have been sold to an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm

Kerry, in Norway, sees Iran FM over nuke deal sanctions
Kerry set for talks on Iranian complaints it’s not getting sanctions relief it deserves

Gordie Howe celebration shifts to funeral in the Motor City
Gordie Howe has drawn some of the biggest names in hockey, including Wayne Gretzky and Gary Bettman, to the Motor City to celebrate his life and legacy

Man to take class after throwing bottle at Phillies’ Howard
A Delaware man accused of throwing a beer bottle near Philadelphia Phillies player Ryan Howard has appeared in court

South China Sea: China willing to pay the price of defiance
Even before a ruling, China may have already lost in the court of global opinion by steadfastly refusing to cooperate with a U.N. arbitration tribunal over its South China Sea claims

Experts: Time good, but rumored fantasy deal challenging
Daily fantasy sports experts suggest the time is right to merge DraftKings and FanDuel, as the rivals fight for survival amid greater regulatory scrutiny

After 5 games of Finals, Love still seeking his rhythm
Kevin Love has had some great moments in his two years with the Cavaliers, and his team wouldn’t mind seeing him find his rhythm again now

The 5 toughest US Opens ever
The U.S. Open is known as the toughest test in golf

Virtual reality the latest new high-tech way to watch sports
Sports fans who own the right devices can follow the action at a major event this week in a new, high-tech way

LEADING OFF: Hammel vs Strasburg in DC, Kershaw in control
LEADING OFF: Hammel vs Strasburg in DC, Kershaw in control, Brewers face nemesis Cueto, old friends Girardi and Weiss square off

US cycling envious of Iran, Morocco heading to Rio Olympics
US qualifies just 2 riders for Olympic road race in Rio, fewer than countries such as Iran, Morocco

Led Zeppelin leaders face questions over ‘Stairway’ origins
The founders of Led Zeppelin face questions over the origins of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ hit during a copyright trial in Los Angeles

Investigators casting wide net in club shooting probe
Investigators trying to find out what motivated nightclub killer Omar Mateen are casting a wide net

Indian state on alert as polio strain found in sewage water
The southern Indian state of Telangana has declared a “high alert” for polio after an active strain of the virus was found in samples of sewage water in the state capital

Beat the press: Trump’s contempt for media is calculated
Beat the press: Trump reaps political benefits from his calculated contempt for media

Details emerge about nightclub shooter’s wife
The wife of the man who killed 49 at a Florida gay nightclub grew up in California and rarely came back after she married Omar Mateen because he wouldn’t let her, a neighbor says

Report: New evidence of rising ‘Obamacare’ premiums
Study: Premiums for low-cost medical plans under health care law rising average of 11 percent

Sales lift Q1 profits for Spain’s Zara store owner
Spanish clothes retailer Inditex, which owns the Zara store chain, says net profit for its first fiscal quarter of 2016 rose 6 percent thanks to greater sales globally

In wake of Orlando attack, classic Trump returns to campaign
Trump holds little back in attacking Obama, Clinton in wake of Orlando shooting rampage

Toyota gets bullish on plug-in hybrids with new Prius Prime
Toyota says it plans to be as bullish as its rivals in pushing plug-in hybrids

Did Islamic State claim credit for latest attacks too soon?
Islamic State’s apocalyptic message aimed as much at Muslims living in West as it is non-Muslims

North Dakota voters reject looser rules for corporate farms
North Dakota voters have rejected the Legislature’s move to loosen the state’s Depression-era rules prohibiting corporate farming

Doug Burgum wins GOP primary for North Dakota governor
Former Microsoft executive Doug Burgum has defeated North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem in the Republican primary for governor