The headline news from July 10, 2015

The archive of all headlines from July 10, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 00:00:08

Hydraulic fracking in California uses a host of highly toxic chemicals that have unknown effects on drinking water supplies, wildlife and crops because state regulatory agencies don't fully understand what oil companies are doing, a state science panel warns. PolitiCal

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 00:30:10

Hydraulic fracking in California uses a host of highly toxic chemicals that have unknown effects on drinking water supplies, wildlife and crops because state regulatory agencies don't fully understand what oil companies are doing, a state science panel warns. Nation

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Greek crisisAthens accepts harsh austerity as bailout deal nears

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 00:45:07

Greek cabinet reportedly backs a package of reforms and spending cuts worth €13bn to secure third bailout and modest debt writeoff

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 01:15:09

Hydraulic fracking in California uses a host of highly toxic chemicals that have unknown effects on drinking water supplies, wildlife and crops because state regulatory agencies don't fully understand what oil companies are doing, a state science panel warns. L.A. Now

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Judge Locks Up Three Kids for Refusing Lunch With Dad

NBC News  10/Jul/2015 02:15:06

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22.1 million hit in hack of security clearance system

Washingtonpost  10/Jul/2015 02:45:06

The 2014 hack of the Office of Personnel Management system containing security clearance information affected current and former employees, contractors and families and friends, officials said.

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22.1 million compromised by OPM breaches

Washingtonpost  10/Jul/2015 03:00:07

Two 2014 hacks of the Office of Personnel Management systems holding security-clearance files and personnel records affected current and former employees, contractors, families and friends.

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 03:15:07

A state program to take guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous people faces huge backlogs, an auditor reports. L.A. Now

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Federal AgencySays HackersGot Data on21.5 Million

New York Times  10/Jul/2015 03:30:04

Every person given a government background check for the last 15 years was probably affected, the Office of Personnel Management said.

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22.1 million compromised by OPM breaches

Washingtonpost  10/Jul/2015 03:30:08

Two 2014 hacks of Office of Personnel Management systems exposed details — from fingerprints to financial and health records — about federal employees, contractors and their friends and families.

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Greek crisisAthens accepts harsh austerity as bailout deal nears

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 04:15:06

Greek cabinet backs a 13-page package of reforms and spending cuts worth €13bn to secure third bailout and modest debt writeoff

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 04:15:08

A state program to take guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous people faces huge backlogs, an auditor reports. Middle East

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 05:30:08

The surprising move doesn't imperil the NFL's chances of bringing a team or teams to the Southland, but it significantly narrows the list of possible temporary homes. L.A. Now

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Battle Over Confederate Symbols Doesn’t End in South Carolina

NBC News  10/Jul/2015 06:00:06

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Greece crisisParliament to vote on new cuts-for-cash plan to break deadlock

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 07:15:06

Prime minister Alexis Tsipras has submitted proposals to European creditors for €13bn worth of cuts that include rises in taxes and pension age

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 09:45:07

A state program to take guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous people faces huge backlogs, an auditor reports. NFL

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LiveMarkets surge after Athens submits reform plan

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 10:00:08

Athens has submitted a package of tough austerity measures in an attempt to reach a deal this weekend and avoid Grexit.

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What’s going on with China’s stocks?

CNN  10/Jul/2015 10:30:02

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Battle Over Confederate Symbols Doesn’t End in South Carolina

NBC News  10/Jul/2015 11:00:07

Confederate Flag Furor

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The Practical Matter of Removing the Rebel Flag

New York Times  10/Jul/2015 11:30:03

The debate on the Confederate flag’s removal from South Carolina’s State House is settled, but mystery surrounds how the flag will be lowered from its pole, which appears to have no rope or pulley.

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 12:15:08

One study found that second-generation Mexican Americans in California and Texas had achieved more education, higher earnings and greater rates of home ownership than their immigrant parents. L.A. Now

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Markets Rise as Greece Moves Toward Deal With Creditors

New York Times  10/Jul/2015 12:45:02

Investor optimism surged after the government agreed to meet most of the terms demanded by its creditors and requested a bailout as a starting point for talks.

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Unfettered pursuit of money is ’dung of devil’

CNN  10/Jul/2015 13:00:02

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Read the first chapterHarper Lee’s new novel, Go Set a Watchman

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 13:30:06

Here’s our extract from Go Set a Watchman, the hotly anticipated new novel by Harper Lee, the author of To Kill A Mockingbird

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S.C. Governor: I’ll Think of Church Victims as Flag Comes Down

NBC News  10/Jul/2015 13:45:05

Confederate Flag Furor

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Clinton makes priority of risky issue: Guns laws

Washingtonpost  10/Jul/2015 13:45:06

For the past several decades, Democrats seeking national office have often been timid on the issue of guns. But after the Charleston killings, Hillary Clinton sees an opening to take on the NRA.

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 14:15:08

One study found that second-generation Mexican Americans in California and Texas had achieved more education, higher earnings and greater rates of home ownership than their immigrant parents. BUSINESS

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 15:00:07

One study found that second-generation Mexican Americans in California and Texas had achieved more education, higher earnings and greater rates of home ownership than their immigrant parents. Nation

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Clinton makes priority of risky issue: Gun laws

Washingtonpost  10/Jul/2015 15:45:10

For the past several decades, Democrats seeking national office have often been timid on the issue of guns. But after the Charleston killings, Hillary Clinton sees an opening to take on the NRA.

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Confederate Flag Removed from South Carolina Capitol

NBC News  10/Jul/2015 16:00:06

Confederate Flag Furor

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 16:00:09

After days of charged debate, Gov. Nikki R. Haley on Thursday signed into law a historic bill to remove the flag from atop a 30-foot-tall pole on the building's front lawn. The flag is scheduled to be removed shortly.Watch live: South Carolina takes down the Confederate flag

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Controversial flag coming down

CNN  10/Jul/2015 16:15:01

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Crowd Cheers as Confederate Flag Removed from South Carolina Capitol

NBC News  10/Jul/2015 16:15:06

Confederate Flag Furor

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CNN  10/Jul/2015 16:30:02

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Crowd Cheers as Confederate Flag Removed from S.C. Capitol

NBC News  10/Jul/2015 16:30:06

Confederate Flag Furor

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 16:30:09

The flag was today lowered and removed from South Carolina Statehouse grounds, where it has flown for more than five decades. OBITUARIES

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Controversial flag comes down

CNN  10/Jul/2015 16:45:01

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 18:00:10

The flag was today lowered and removed from South Carolina Statehouse grounds, where it has flown for more than five decades.

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 18:15:07

The battle flag, symbolizing honored Southern heritage to some and racial hatred to others, is removed from South Carolina Statehouse grounds, where it has flown for more than five decades.

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South CarolinaConfederate flag comes down in victory for activists

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 18:45:06

Civil war emblem removed after decades of protest that came to a head after the killings of nine black people in a church last month

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CNN  10/Jul/2015 19:15:02

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Charleston Suspect Slipped by Background Check for Gun

New York Times  10/Jul/2015 19:15:04

A loophole allowed Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun that he used killing nine people in an historically black South Carolina church last month despite his previous admission to drug possession, officials said.

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 19:15:09

Agency employees should have rejected Roof's attempt to legally purchase a gun because he had earlier been arrested for possession of drugs, FBI Chief James Comey says. Nation

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Controversial flag comes down

CNN  10/Jul/2015 19:30:02

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FBI: Charleston Church Shooter Was Sold Gun Illegally

NBC News  10/Jul/2015 19:30:08

Charleston Church Shooting

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FBI: Background check failure let Roof buy gun

Washingtonpost  10/Jul/2015 19:30:09

A pending felony charge against the suspected Charleston, S.C., shooter should have surfaced in a background check, the FBI director said, but failures in the system enabled him to acquire the weapon used in the attack.

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LiveTsipras urges MPs to back austerity plan

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 19:30:10

Athens has submitted a package of tough austerity measures

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 19:30:11

Agency employees should have rejected Roof's attempt to legally purchase a gun because he had earlier been arrested for possession of drugs, FBI Chief James Comey says. Roof is suspected of killing nine people in a Charleston, S.C. church in a racially motivated attack. Nation

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Charleston Suspect Slipped By Background Check for Gun

New York Times  10/Jul/2015 19:45:03

A loophole allowed Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun that he used killing nine people in an historically black South Carolina church last month despite his previous admission to drug possession, officials said.

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 19:45:07

Agency employees should have rejected Roof's attempt to legally purchase a gun because he had earlier been arrested for possession of drugs, FBI Chief James Comey says. Roof is suspected of killing nine people in a Charleston, S.C. church in a racially motivated attack. OBITUARIES

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FBI: Background check failed

CNN  10/Jul/2015 20:15:01

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Charleston Suspect Slipped By Background Check for Gun

New York Times  10/Jul/2015 20:15:03

A loophole allowed Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun that he used to kill nine people in an historically black South Carolina church last month despite his previous admission to drug possession, officials said.

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Greeks facing day of judgment in struggle to stay in eurozone

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 20:45:06

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Los Angeles Times  10/Jul/2015 21:00:08

Agency employees should have rejected Roof's attempt to legally purchase a gun because he had earlier been arrested for possession of drugs, FBI Chief James Comey says. Roof is suspected of killing nine people in a Charleston, S.C. church in a racially motivated attack. Nation

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FBI: Background check flaw gave killer gun

CNN  10/Jul/2015 22:00:03

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Psychologists Shielded U.S. Torture Efforts, Report Finds

New York Times  10/Jul/2015 22:00:06

The scathing report, commissioned by the American Psychological Association, says the C.I.A. used prominent outside psychologists to quell internal objections.

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Breaking newsUS torture doctors could face charges after report alleges post-9/11 ’collusion’

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 22:00:09

Following repeated denials that its members were complicit in Bush administration-era torture, leading group of psychologists faces a reckoning

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CNN  10/Jul/2015 22:30:02

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FBI: Dylann Roof Should Not Have Been Sold Gun

NBC News  10/Jul/2015 22:30:08

Charleston Church Shooting

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US torture doctors could face charges after report alleges post-9/11 ’collusion’

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 22:30:09

Following repeated denials that its members were complicit in Bush administration-era torture, leading group of psychologists faces a reckoning

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RedditEllen Pao resigns as interim CEO in wake of user revolt

The Guardian  10/Jul/2015 23:45:07

A petition demanding Pao’s removal garnered more than 210,000 signatures and she will reportedly be replaced by company co-founder Steve Huffman

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