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The Americas based arm of RT, a 24-hour English-language international broadcast news organization headquartered in Moscow.

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Bernie Sanders sees red after criticism about ‘honeymoon’ in Soviet Union        

“I’m tired of

losing. Good God, look who we’re running against. The number two guy [running for the Democratic nomination] went to the Soviet Union on his honeymoon, and I don't think he ever came back," Graham said before the audience exploded into applause.

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It’s clear that Zachary Hammond was murdered – family lawyer

Newly released dashcam footage of the shooting death of 19-year-old Zachary Hammond has prompted his family to call for the officer who shot him, Mark Tiller...

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DA promises ‘thorough’ investigation of Sandra Bland jail death

The death of activist Sandra Bland in a Texas jail cell is being investigated as murder, a district attorney has said. Police in Waller County said Bland had committed suicide, but her family considers that unlikely.

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Interstate 10 closed ‘completely & indefinitely’ due to California bridge collapse

A 30-foot-by-50-foot (9-by-15-meter) section of Interstate 10 over a desert wash ‒ or dry riverbed ‒ in southeastern California west of Arizona has collapsed amid heavy rain, causing indefinite closure of a route used by 27,000 vehicles per day. The eastbound section of the bridge over the normally dry Tex Wash in Desert Center, just east of the Coachella Valley and about 50 miles (80km) west of the Arizona border, collapsed on Sunday afternoon during the second day of record rainfall in Southern California. Though the westbound section of the interstate remained intact, it was also closed because it was compromised by flooding waters and will also need extensive repairs, the California Department of Transportation said.

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Muslim groups fundraise to restore black churches, 'support victims of arson'

Muslim organizations have raised $23,000 to help rebuild eight historically black churches that have burned down since the deadly attack on a prayer group in South Carolina. Three fires are believed to be arson, while the rest are under investigation.

 The groups ‒ including Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, the Arab  American Association of New York and Ummah Wide ‒ encouraged  Muslims to reach out during their holy month of Ramadan. They  touted the connections between Muslim and African-American  communities in the US, saying the groups are "profoundly  integrated in many ways, in our overlapping identities and in our  relationship to this great and complicated country."

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What the SpaceX crash means for the final frontier

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We need to put water at the center of all policy – conservationist

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House holds hearing over the future of DNA engineering

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We’ve lost the idea that human life is precious – activist on lethal police force

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Teflon Hillary? Controversies could jeopardize Clinton nomination

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Charleston shooting is part of larger terrorism faced by black America – Dr. Wilmer Leon

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Saturn’s moon has similar conditions to earth – report

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Dylann Roof & the Confederate Flag – Why it matters

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Plague cause of death for star Colorado high school athlete

Colorado officials have confirmed that a rare strain of plague was responsible for the death of Taylor Gaes, 16, who suddenly fell ill on June 8 and died later that day.

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Grannies protesting Shell's Arctic drilling arrested in Seattle 

According to their web page, the mission of Seattle Raging Grannies is to “promote global peace, justice, and social and economic equality by raising public awareness through the medium of song and humor.”

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Muslim woman denied unopened soda on United Airline speaks with RT

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Kalief Browder, teen jailed at Rikers Island for three years without charges, commits suicide