Al Qaeda leader warns of 'gravest consequences' if Boston bomber executed

CAIRO (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has warned the United States of the "gravest consequences" if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoner is executed.

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DVD player found in Tesla car in May crash: Florida officials

(Reuters) - A digital video disc player was found in the Tesla car that was on autopilot when its driver was killed in a collision with a truck in May, Florida Highway Patrol officials said on Friday.

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Federal judge blocks Florida law to end abortion clinic funding

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A federal judge has blocked parts of a new Florida law aiming to cut off state funding for preventive health services at clinics that also provide abortions, acting shortly before the restrictions took effect on Friday.

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U.S. sued over background check error in Charleston church shooting: newspaper

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Family members of the people killed in an attack on a South Carolina church last year have sued the U.S. government over an FBI clerk's mistake that allowed the purchase of the gun used in the shooting, the Post and Courier newspaper reported on Friday.

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Traffic deaths jump 7.7 percent in 2015 to 35,200

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths rose 7.7 percent in 2015 over the previous year to 35,200, the highest number of people killed on U.S. roads since 2008, the government's preliminary estimate reviewed by Reuters shows.

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Judge blocks Mississippi law allowing denial of services to LGBT people

(Reuters) - A day before it was due to come into effect, a federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law permitting those with religious objections to deny wedding services to same-sex couples and impose dress and bathroom restrictions on transgender people.

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Mega Millions jackpot grows to $415 million, 10th largest in U.S. history

(Reuters) - The Mega Millions jackpot on Friday grew to $415 million ahead of the 11 p.m. EST evening drawing, making it the 10th largest in U.S. history and the third largest in the game's history, according to lottery officials.

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