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Monday, 6 June 2016
Stephen Curry is reportedly skipping the 2016 Rio Olympics
Another big-name athlete has reportedly dropped out of the 2016 Rio Olympics. According to Marcus Thompson of The Mercury News, Stephen Curry has told USA Basketball that he intends to skip the Olympics to let his right knee heal. Curry sprained his right MCL in the first round of the playoffs and missed two weeks of action. Curry has logged a lot of minutes over the last two seasons, following a Finals run in 2015, the Warriors' 73-win campaign this season, and another Finals run in these playoffs. Thompson said USA Basketball players were advised to not bring their families to Rio and to sleep in malaria nets to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and contracting the Zika virus. The warning has reportedly "raised red flags" for some players, though Thompson doesn't list it as Curry's primary reason for skipping the games. Thompson reports that LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are considering dropping out. Curry is the second big name to reportedly drop out from the NBA. Los Angeles C
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Paris evacuates 1,800 migrants in filthy park to shelters
PARIS (AP) — French authorities have evacuated up to 1,800 migrants camping in a large park in northern Paris and sent them off to temporary shelters around the region.The interior and housing ministers said that the park was cleared out Monday morning and the migrants were taken to shelters where they can make asylum demands.The park became increasingly squalid as migrants arrived and rains flooded the city. Several cases of tuberculosis were reported, making action urgent.The ministers' statement said the evacuation brings to 10,000 the number of migrants removed in a year from Paris streets and parks and given shelter.Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced plans last week to create a migrant center for the city in line with international norms. She said that the center's site will be announced shortly.Join the conversation about this story
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How the 'Garage Sale Millionaire' flipped a $12 tin toy for nearly $1,000
Aaron LaPedis has made a fortune finding interesting stuff and reselling it on eBay, Craigslist, or directly to individuals. He's been honing the skill since he was 10 years old, when he hosted his first garage sale. Since, he's reached the seven-figure mark and written a best-seller, "The Garage Sale Millionaire," which offers up tips on how to track down hidden gems and make money off of them. He's also made nearly a grand off a $12 tin toy, he explains to Farnoosh Torabi on an episode of her "So Money" podcast. While it wasn't his most lucrative find, the 1932 tin toy from Germany was "one of my favorite finds," he says. "I picked it up for $12 or $13, and within about a week, I flipped it on eBay for almost $1,000. ... This one happened to have a monkey on a motorcycle, and he was clapping his hands while the motorcycle was moving forward." This thousand-dollar find wasn't all luck. To find the hidden gems, you have to first know exactly what you have
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Ukraine arrests French man for plotting attacks on Euro 2016
PARIS (AP) — A Frenchman with an arsenal of weapons and a grudge against his government's immigration policies was detained as he tried to leave Ukraine and launch an assault on the European Championship, Ukrainian officials said Monday, describing it as a thwarted plot for a "series of 15 terrorist attacks."The announcement came as France promised unprecedented security for the soccer tournament's crowds and stadiums, which includes the French national stadium that was attacked by suicide bombers on Nov. 13.The tournament begins Friday among Europe's top 24 national teams and mesmerizes the continent — and much of the world — for a month.Ukrainian agents had been following the man since December, and allowed him to buy five machine guns, two rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 125 kilograms (275 pounds) of TNT, 100 detonators and other arms. He also bought 20 balaclavas before he was arrested at the Yahodyn border crossing between Ukraine and Poland last month, the
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Vets, families remember Normandy D-Day landings, 72 years on
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Proud veterans in their 90s and families of fallen soldiers are commemorating the epochal D-Day invasion of Normandy 72 years ago that helped the Allies vanquish Hitler.They held small ceremonies and moments of remembrance Monday along the wide beaches and cliffs where thousands of U.S., British, Canadian and French troops landed as dawn was breaking June 6, 1944. It was a pivotal moment in World War II, weakening the Nazis' hold on Western Europe after they suffered a punishing defeat in Stalingrad in the east.Henry Breton of Augusta, Maine, was among the shrinking number of D-Day survivors to make it to Normandy for Monday's anniversary.Speaking at the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Breton recalled landing in the second wave of boats, 35 minutes after the first, with the 106th Infantry Division. "We were off target," he said, describing the German counterattack, and ensuing violence and valor he experienced at the Battle of the Bulge
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The Latest: No charges against mom of boy in gorilla exhibit
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Latest on a prosecutor's decision on whether to file charges against the family of a 3-year-old boy who entered a gorilla exhibit (all times local):1:15 p.m.The family of a 3-year-old boy who got into the Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla exhibit says it is pleased by a prosecutor's decision not to charge with mother with any crimes.Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced Monday that he wasn't seeking any charges against the mother, who was at the zoo with her son the day he entered the gorilla exhibit.The boy's family says, "This is one more step in allowing us to put this tragic episode behind us and return to our normal family life."The boy apparently climbed over the outer barrier of the gorilla exhibit before falling some 15 feet into a shallow moat May 28. A special response team shot and killed the 17-year-old western lowland gorilla to protect him.___1 p.m.An Ohio prosecutor says he isn't seeking charges against the mother of a 3-year-old boy who got
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