The headline news from August 06, 2015

The archive of all headlines from August 06, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Texas ID LawViolated VotingRights Act,Panel Says

New York Times  06/Aug/2015 00:15:03

The court ruling centers on a state requirement that would-be voters produce some specific forms of government-issued photo identification.

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 01:00:08

A French prosecutor stopped short of confirming that the part came from the missing plane, but said it appeared likely.

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Libyan security force became a lesson in failure

Washingtonpost  06/Aug/2015 02:00:07

President Obama made helping Libya rebuild its military a personal priority, but rather than stabilizing the country the project showcased the limits of American power to shape events after the upheaval of the Arab Spring.

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 02:15:08

Whether Americans' shift in attitude will lead to support for specific policy changes remains an important unknown, a researcher says. Autos

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Jeb Bush campaign seeks to clarify ’anti-woman’ comment with pro-life record

The Guardian  06/Aug/2015 02:45:05

Republican candidate’s team pushed centrist image despite policies that show otherwise in response to criticism over comments on women’s health spending

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CNN  06/Aug/2015 03:00:02

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 03:00:09

Analysis: Demographic shifts since 1965's deadly violence in South L.A. have utterly remade the state, sweeping aside that era's Republican gains. Autos

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MALAYSIA PM: IT’S MH370

CNN  06/Aug/2015 03:15:01

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Libyan force was lesson in limits of U.S. power

Washingtonpost  06/Aug/2015 03:15:08

President Obama made helping Libya rebuild its military a personal priority, but rather than stabilizing the country, the project showcased the limits of American power to shape events after the upheaval of the Arab Spring.

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MH370: Debris is from missing jet

CNN  06/Aug/2015 03:30:02

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Suspected Movie Gunman ID’d, Had Been Committed: Police

NBC News  06/Aug/2015 03:30:07

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Libyan force was lesson in limits of U.S. power

Washingtonpost  06/Aug/2015 03:30:08

DEBRIEF | President Obama made helping Libya rebuild its military a personal priority, but rather than stabilizing the country, the project showcased the limits of American power to shape events after the Arab Spring.

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Hiroshima remembers atomic bomb: ’Abolish the evil of nuclear weapons’

The Guardian  06/Aug/2015 03:45:06

Japanese city falls quiet to mark the moment 70 years ago that the Enola Gay dropped bomb that obliterated tens of thousands of lives

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 04:15:08

Analysis: Demographic shifts since 1965's deadly violence in South L.A. have utterly remade the state, sweeping aside that era's Republican gains. Sports Now

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 06:00:07

The move comes after years of litigation and contentious negotiations. The number of annual passengers dropped from 7.2 million in 2007 to 4.2 million in 2012. CALIFORNIA POLITICS

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CNN  06/Aug/2015 06:15:02

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Tennessee Theater Attacker Said to Have Schizophrenia: Police

NBC News  06/Aug/2015 06:15:06

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HiroshimaToll of a bell signals the moment that a single bomb killed 80,000

The Guardian  06/Aug/2015 07:30:06

Japan’s leaders join thousands to mark 70th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack and declare that the weapons must be abolished

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 09:15:07

California's two U.S. senators will propose legislation Thursday that would move some of the thousands of veterans living in makeshift encampments across the region into housing at the Department of Veterans Affairs' campus in West Los Angeles. CITY HALL

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Not So Fast: ’Maybe’ Isn’t Good Enough for MH370 Families

NBC News  06/Aug/2015 11:00:06

Missing Jet

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Plane Window Found on Reunion Island: Malaysia Official

NBC News  06/Aug/2015 11:30:05

Missing Jet

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 12:02:53

California's two U.S. senators will propose legislation Thursday that would move some of the thousands of veterans living in makeshift encampments across the region into housing at the Department of Veterans Affairs' campus in West Los Angeles. Asia

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Report: New plane debris found

CNN  06/Aug/2015 12:15:02

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 12:30:08

A Malaysian recovery team on the French island of Reunion has collected an aircraft window and other plane parts but could not immediately confirm whether they belonged to Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said Thursday. National Politics

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Republican debateTrump looms over field of ’best candidates in a generation’

The Guardian  06/Aug/2015 12:45:06

Businessman will be front and center at Fox News event – while his rivals just hope to be noticed

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Malaysia: New plane debris found

CNN  06/Aug/2015 13:15:02

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Republican debateHopefuls jostle for limelight in TV debate as Trump’s shadow looms

The Guardian  06/Aug/2015 14:00:06

Businessman will be front and center at Fox News event – while his rivals just hope to be noticed

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“In a Nuclear War the Collateral Damage would be the Life of All Humanity”. Conversations with Fidel Castro: Hiroshima and the Dangers of a Nuclear War

Globalresearch  06/Aug/2015 14:15:05

Let us have the courage to proclaim that all nuclear or conventional weapons, everything that is used to make war, must disappear!” Fidel Castro

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Report: More airplane debris found

CNN  06/Aug/2015 15:30:02

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Malaysia: New plane debris found

CNN  06/Aug/2015 16:00:02

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 16:15:08

In the first debate of the 2016 presidential campaign, Republicans had hoped to separate themselves from the unusually large field. Instead, it has devolved into the Donald Trump show. Asia

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Crowded GOP field to debate in two rounds

Washingtonpost  06/Aug/2015 17:00:07

Donald Trump will share a stage with candidates whose primaries he’s hijacked, as the GOP holds its first debate of the 2016 election cycle.

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Malaysia’sStatement onJet RekindlesFamilies’ Anger

New York Times  06/Aug/2015 17:30:04

The families of victims said the announcement that a wing part had been “conclusively confirmed” to be a piece of the missing jet had only intensified the mystery, and they questioned Malaysia’s truthfulness in the matter.

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What to Expect From Tonight’s GOP Debate

NBC News  06/Aug/2015 18:00:05

Meet the Press

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CNN  06/Aug/2015 18:15:01

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The Trump effectImmigration remarks push GOP contenders sharply right

The Guardian  06/Aug/2015 18:15:06

Thanks to Donald Trump, Republican candidates have ditched all talk of immigration reform, focusing instead on enforcing Mexican border security

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 19:15:07

The man who introduced himself as Jason Wang to his Loomis neighors said nothing about being connected to the innermost sanctum of Chinese politics. But records suggest he is the brother to Ling Jihua, the onetime top Chinese aide caught up in one of the most sensitive corruption cases in history. Ling Jihua

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 19:30:08

The man who introduced himself as Jason Wang to his Loomis neighors said nothing about being connected to the innermost sanctum of Chinese politics. But records suggest he is the brother of Ling Jihua, the onetime top Chinese aide caught up in one of the most sensitive corruption cases in history. Ling Jihua

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 19:45:07

The man who introduced himself as Jason Wang to his Loomis neighors said nothing about being connected to the innermost sanctum of Chinese politics. But records suggest he is the brother of Ling Jihua, the onetime top Chinese aide caught up in one of the most sensitive corruption cases in history. Loomis

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Why MH370 families don’t believe it

CNN  06/Aug/2015 20:00:02

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 20:00:09

Investors' worries that pay-TV cord-cutting and cord-shaving could eat away at profits lead to one of the biggest declines for the overall media business since the Great Recession. Asia

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CNN  06/Aug/2015 20:15:01

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Why MH370 families don’t believe it

CNN  06/Aug/2015 21:00:03

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Soul-Searchingin Israel AfterBias Attacks onGays and Arabs

New York Times  06/Aug/2015 21:00:05

After two attacks, attributed to religious fanatics, that underscored Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians and its internal struggle, there has been outrage, blame and backlash.

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CNN  06/Aug/2015 21:15:01

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7 Things to Watch for in Tonight’s GOP Debate

NBC News  06/Aug/2015 21:15:06

Meet the Press

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Does the Greek Bailout Pave the Way for the United States Of Europe?

Globalresearch  06/Aug/2015 21:45:05

France has proposed that the 19 EU eurozone members form their own federal government complete with a single budget, one treasury department/ministry, and a unified parliament as a means of tackling the economic crisis in Greece.

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Why they don’t believe it

CNN  06/Aug/2015 22:15:02

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 22:15:10

Investors' worries that pay-TV cord-cutting and cord-shaving could eat away at profits lead to one of the biggest declines for the overall media business since the Great Recession.Thin Paramount movie slate contributes to Viacom revenue slide

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CNN  06/Aug/2015 22:45:03

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LiveRepublicans line up for first 2016 primary debate

The Guardian  06/Aug/2015 22:45:08

Donald Trump faces off against Jeb Bush and Scott Walker in debate as struggling rivals square off early at the ‘kids’ table’

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Los Angeles Times  06/Aug/2015 23:15:08

The utility could face as much as $34 million in penalties over unreported communications with state regulators. COMPANY TOWN

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Second-tier GOP candidates face tough questions

Washingtonpost  06/Aug/2015 23:30:09

The first debate of the 2016 presidential campaign has begun, with seven lower-tier Republican candidates facing off live on Fox News Channel. The second debate begins at 9 p.m.

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