The headline news from June 24, 2015

The archive of all headlines from June 24, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Protests of Confederate Symbols Spread Nationwide

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 00:15:04

As South Carolina legislators voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to consider removing a Confederate battle flag from the Capitol grounds, a groundswell against Confederate symbols spread to other states, fueled by newfound support from conservatives.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 00:15:10

Lawmakers approve a measure to debate taking down the Confederate flag as hundreds of protesters rally at the state Capitol. Nation

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Prison Seamstress Smuggled Escape Tools in Raw Meat

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 00:30:09

New York Prison Escape

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 00:30:12

Lawmakers approve a measure to debate taking down the Confederate flag as hundreds of protesters rally at the state Capitol. Africa

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Hillary Clinton denounces Charleston shooting as act of ’racist terrorism’

The Guardian  24/Jun/2015 01:15:08

While campaigning near Ferguson, Clinton definitively labelled the killing of nine black churchgoers, as politicians and pundits remain divided on semantics

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Protests of Confederate Symbols Spread Nationwide

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 01:45:03

As South Carolina legislators voted to consider removing a Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, a movement against Confederate symbols spread to other states, fueled by new support from conservatives.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 02:45:07

The director's and the composer's careers intertwined in some of Hollywood's biggest moments, including 'Titanic.' Now Horner is feared dead in a plane crash. Nation

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 03:00:11

The director's and the composer's careers intertwined in some of Hollywood's biggest moments, including 'Titanic.' Now Horner is feared dead in a plane crash.

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Calls to DropConfederateSymbols SpreadNationwide

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 03:30:04

As South Carolina legislators voted to consider removing a Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, a movement against Confederate symbols spread to other states, fueled by new support from conservatives.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 04:00:09

The director's and the composer's careers intertwined in some of Hollywood's biggest moments, including 'Titanic.' Now Horner is confirmed dead in a plane crash.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 04:15:09

The 61-year-old's plane crashed in rugged terrain near Santa Barbara on Monday. He composed scores for more than 110 films.

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A historic shift to banish a divisive Southern symbol

Washingtonpost  24/Jun/2015 04:30:09

The Confederate flag has long been seen as politically sacrosanct in the South, but after nine African Americans were killed in a S.C. church, a rush is on to remove it and other images that sow racial conflict.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 06:15:09

The 61-year-old crashed in rugged terrain near Santa Barbara on Monday. He composed scores for more than 110 films.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 06:45:09

The 61-year-old crashed in rugged terrain near Santa Barbara on Monday. He composed scores for more than 100 films.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 07:30:09

The budget includes a 10% raise for teachers, their first in almost a decade. It increases spending by $850 million despite the layoffs. Ramon C. Cortines

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Pakistan heat wave kills over 700

CNN  24/Jun/2015 08:45:03

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Prison tailor smuggled blades in frozen meat

CNN  24/Jun/2015 10:30:04

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Seamstress Smuggled Saws Into Prison Inside Raw Meat

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 11:00:08

New York Prison Escape

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Tally Counters Perceptions of Top Terror Threat in U.S.

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 11:15:03

Since Sept. 11, 2001, nearly twice as many people have been killed on American soil by white supremacists, antigovernment fanatics and other non-Muslim extremists than by radical Muslims, according to a count by a research group in Washington.

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Will Lowering the Confederate Flag Betray History?

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 11:15:06

Confederate Flag Furor

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France slams spy claims as ’intolerable’

CNN  24/Jun/2015 11:30:03

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France slams spy claims as ’unacceptable’

CNN  24/Jun/2015 11:45:01

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Is U.S. really spying on its ’oldest ally’?

CNN  24/Jun/2015 13:15:02

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The ransom dilemmaWhy Washington is softening policy on cash for hostages

The Guardian  24/Jun/2015 13:30:08

While the US still will not hand over money, the decision to help families seeking to broker a loved one’s release is welcomed by experts and former captives

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ISIS blows up ancient Palmyra shrines

CNN  24/Jun/2015 14:15:03

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HomegrownRadicals MoreDeadly ThanJihadis in U.S.

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 14:15:04

Counter to public perception, nearly twice as many people have been killed on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001, by white supremacists and other non-Muslim extremists than by radical Muslims, according to a count by a research group in Washington.

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The ransom dilemmaWhy Washington is softening policy on cash for hostages

The Guardian  24/Jun/2015 14:30:08

The decision to help families seeking to broker a loved one’s release is welcomed by experts and former captives

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Tsarnaev Will Be Condemned, But One Question Remains

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 14:45:05

Boston Bombing Trial

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The ransom dilemmaWhy Washington is softening policy on cash for hostages

The Guardian  24/Jun/2015 14:45:06

Decision to help families seeking to broker a loved one’s release welcomed by experts and former captives

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HomegrownRadicals MoreDeadly ThanJihadis in U.S.

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 15:30:06

Counter to public perception, nearly twice as many people have been killed on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001, by white supremacists and other non-Muslim extremists than by radical Muslims, according to a research group.

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’You Will Die in Prison Alone’: Victims Address Tsarnaev

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 16:30:07

Boston Bombing Trial

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 17:00:10

The meeting comes after newspapers publish WikiLeaks documents showing that the U.S. eavesdropped on French president Francois Hollande and two predecessors. French President Francois Hollande

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As flag debate rages, Alabama orders removal

Washingtonpost  24/Jun/2015 17:30:08

After South Carolina lawmakers agree to discuss whether to remove the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds, Alabama’s governor orders the symbol to be removed from his state capitol grounds.

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Destroyed: Ancient shrines hit

CNN  24/Jun/2015 18:15:02

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Despite Killings,Many in ClergyBalk at Idea ofTighter Security

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 18:30:05

The massacre last week in Charleston, S.C., has heightened anxiety among clergy members and the faithful, forcing black churches in particular to grapple with their vulnerability.

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Ala. removes Confederate flags from capitol

Washingtonpost  24/Jun/2015 18:45:06

The firestorm against the images — on flags, license plates, clothing and elsewhere — has spread quickly across the south and spilled over to major retailers since the slayings in Charleston.

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’In the End You Failed’: Victims Address Boston Bomber

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 19:30:08

Boston Bombing Trial

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Obama administration clears way for hostages’ families to pay ransom

The Guardian  24/Jun/2015 19:30:09

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Tsarnaev to Speak Soon at Sentencing

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 19:45:08

Boston Bombing Trial

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Tsarnaev Speaks: ’I Am Sorry for the Lives That I Have Taken’

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 20:00:09

Boston Bombing Trial

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CNN  24/Jun/2015 20:15:02

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Push to RemoveConfederateSymbols MakesGains in South

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 20:15:04

With memorial services set to begin for victims of the massacre last week in a Charleston, S.C., church, the campaign to remove long-venerated Confederate symbols from public grounds in the South picked up momentum on Wednesday.

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Boston bomber: ‘Sorry for the lives I have taken’

Washingtonpost  24/Jun/2015 20:15:09

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized to victims and their families during a hearing in which a judge formally sentenced him to death for the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: ’I apologize to the victims’

The Guardian  24/Jun/2015 20:15:10

Tsarnaev gives first public statement since deadly April 2013 attack

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Boston bomber apologizes to victims, families

Washingtonpost  24/Jun/2015 20:30:08

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said he is “sorry for the lives I have taken” during a hearing in which a judge formally sentenced him to death for the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 20:30:10

Speaking for the first time publicly, Tsarnaev apologizes to the victims of the bombings and their families. Europe

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TsarnaevApologizes toVictims ofBoston Attack

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 20:45:04

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who has been sentenced to death, asked for forgiveness, saying he was sorry for the lives he had taken and the irreparable damage he had caused.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 20:45:11

Speaking for the first time publicly, Tsarnaev apologizes to the victims of the bombings and their families. Culture Monster

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‘I’m Sorry forthe Lives I’veTaken,’ BostonBomber Says

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 21:00:05

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who has been sentenced to death, asked for forgiveness, saying he was sorry for the lives he had taken and the irreparable damage he had caused.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 21:00:11

'I am sorry for the lives I have taken, for the suffering I caused, for the damage I have done -- the irreparable damage,' Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says. Culture Monster

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Federal HateCrime ChargesExpected inChurch Attack

New York Times  24/Jun/2015 21:15:04

The Justice Department will likely file federal hate crime charges against Dylann Roof, the man suspected of carrying out the massacre at a black church in Charleston, S.C., federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

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Los Angeles Times  24/Jun/2015 22:00:11

'I am sorry for the lives I have taken, for the suffering I caused, for the damage I have done -- the irreparable damage,' Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says. L.A. Now

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Greece debt crisis talks end in renewed deadlock

The Guardian  24/Jun/2015 22:30:12

Talks in Brussels between Athens and its creditors break down again as optimism over new Syriza proposals evaporate

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’Nothing Sincere’: Bombing Victims React to Tsarnaev Apology

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 23:30:08

Boston Bombing Trial

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’Nothing Sincere’: Victims React to Tsarnaev Apology

NBC News  24/Jun/2015 23:45:07

Boston Bombing Trial

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Greece debt crisis talks end in renewed deadlock

The Guardian  24/Jun/2015 23:45:08

Talks in Brussels between Athens and its creditors break down again as optimism over new Syriza proposals evaporates

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