| NFL's first female coach on concussions, Tom Brady Posted: 02 Sep 2015 10:05 AM PDT  Yahoo's Katie Couric speaks to Jen Welter about her life with the Arizona Cardinals and some of the hot button issues confronting the league today.
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| Obama gets Iran deal win as Senate Dems amass enough votes Posted: 02 Sep 2015 10:30 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama secured a landmark foreign policy victory Wednesday as Senate Democrats amassed enough votes to ensure the Iran nuclear deal survives in Congress, despite ferocious opposition from Republicans and the government of Israel.
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| Hunt for 3 suspects in Illinois officer's death widens Posted: 02 Sep 2015 09:31 AM PDT  A huge manhunt continued overnight for the suspects in the slaying of a veteran officer.
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| Clerk in gay marriage fight: 'A heaven or hell decision' Posted: 02 Sep 2015 06:02 AM PDT  MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Kim Davis sat in a church pew on a Sunday morning about four years ago, listening as the man in the pulpit preached of forgiveness and God's grace.
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| Baltimore judge: Charges against police in Gray case can go forward Posted: 02 Sep 2015 10:49 AM PDT  By Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday rejected defense motions to drop charges against six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of a black man from an injury in custody, clearing the way for scheduled trial next month. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams also rejected a defense motion calling for State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby and her office to recuse themselves from the Freddie Gray case. The death of Gray, 25, drew worldwide attention when it triggered protests and a day of rioting, arson and looting.
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| Texas police audio indicates deputy shooting victim was armed, suicidal Posted: 02 Sep 2015 07:53 AM PDT  An audio recording released on Wednesday of a conversation between a dispatcher and Texas county deputies, whose fatal shooting of a man raised questions of whether they acted properly, indicate the man was armed and suicidal and had just harmed his wife and baby. Gilbert Flores, 41, was killed on Friday by two Bexar County deputies. A cell phone video of the incident, which took place near San Antonio, appeared to show the victim with his hands in the air before being shot.
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| Manhunt for suspects in Illinois police officer's death enters day two Posted: 02 Sep 2015 06:37 AM PDT  The police hunt in northern Illinois for three suspects believed to be involved in the fatal shooting of a 30-year veteran police officer entered a second day on Wednesday, as local schools were closed and a vigil for the slain officer was planned. More than 100 officers, including federal marshals, Illinois State Police and McHenry and Lake County Sheriff's units, have searched by air and ground in dense woods in the area of Fox Lake, nearly 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago and close to the Wisconsin border. Fox Lake Police Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was found wounded on Tuesday morning after reporting that he was pursuing three suspects on foot, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said.
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