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U.S. student held prisoner by North Korea dies days after release 8:40am EDT

(Reuters) - An American university student held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months died at a Cincinnati hospital on Monday, just days after he was released from captivity in a coma, his family said.  Full Article

 
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Russia has no confirmation of IS leader's death: Interfax 6:16am EDT 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it could not confirm that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in an air strike in Syria last month, the Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov as saying.  Full Article  

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New opponent for Murray as Bedene withdraws 8:30am EDT 

LONDON (Reuters) - Top seed and world number one Andy Murray will have a new opponent for the opening match of his title defense at the Queen's Club Championship on Tuesday after fellow Briton Aljaz Bedene withdrew with a wrist injury.  Full Article  

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Cosby deadlock makes task of finding second jury even more difficult Monday, 19 Jun 2017 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Now that Bill Cosby's first sex assault trial has ended in deadlock, the difficulty of seating an unbiased jury for the famed entertainer's retrial may have ratcheted higher, thanks to blanket media coverage of the sensational case, legal experts say.  Full Article