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Sunday, 5 June 2016

Paperboy: UK Newspaper Front Pages for Sunday, 5 June 2016

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Breaking News: Paul Ryan said he would vote for Donald Trump. The House speaker had initially withheld his support

Paul Ryan said he would vote for Donald Trump. The House speaker had initially withheld his support.

Thursday, June 2, 2016 3:47 PM EDT

Breaking News: Prince's autopsy results have ended weeks of speculation: He died from an accidental overdose of a pain

Prince's autopsy results have ended weeks of speculation: He died from an accidental overdose of a painkiller

Thursday, June 2, 2016 3:16 PM EDT

Prince, the music icon who struggled with debilitating hip pain during his career, died from an accidental overdose of self-administered fentanyl, a type of synthetic opiate, officials in Minnesota said Thursday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she hopes the UK will stay in the EU, "for the benefit of all of us".

She said it was up to UK voters to decide whether to leave or remain in the EU in the 23 June referendum.

But she said EU states got better results in negotiations than those that had to "negotiate from outside."

Leave campaigner Kate Hoey told the BBC: "It is in Germany's interests for the UK to stay in. That doesn't mean that it is in the UK's interests."

Europe floods: Natural disaster to be declared in France

France is to declare a state of natural disaster in areas worst hit by flooding in recent days, President Francois Hollande says.

The measure frees up funds, with some towns in central France suffering their severest floods in decades.

In Paris the Seine continues to rise, prompting the closure of a metro line running through the city centre.

Heavy rains across Europe have left at least 10 people dead, most of them in Germany.

More downpours are forecast right through the weekend across a band of central Europe from France to Ukraine, with as much as 50mm (2in) of rain falling in some parts in just a few hours.

Armenian commemoration in Istanbul, 24 Apr 16

The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a "genocide".

Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died in the atrocities of 1915. Turkey says the toll was much lower and rejects the term "genocide".

The vote heightened German-Turkish tensions at a time when Turkey's help is needed to stem the flow of migrants.

Meet the man saving Yazidi slaves from ISIS By Arwa Damon, Hamdi Alkhshali and Bryony Jones, CNN Updated 1238 GMT (2038 HKT) June 2, 2016

Watch Arwa Damon's documentary, "ISIS in Iraq," this weekend on CNNI at 06.30 CET and 19.30 CET Saturday, and 13.30 CET Sunday.

(CNN)The bidding opens at $9,000. For sale? A Yazidi girl.

She is said to be beautiful, hardworking, and a virgin. She's also just 11 years old.

This advertisement -- a screengrab from an online marketplace used by ISIS fighters to barter for sex slaves -- is one of many Abdullah Shrem keeps in his phone.

FILE - British Prime Minister David Cameron, right, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping, at the UK-China Business Summit in Mansion House, central London, Oct. 21, 2015

BEIJING— Chinese politicians and business people are increasingly nervous about the upcoming vote in Britain on whether the nation should leave the European Union. Several eminent personalities, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, have said Britain should not exit the regional grouping because they see the nation as a gateway to the European market as a whole.

Pakistan Enforces New Border Crossing Regulation on Afghans

TORKHAM BORDER CROSSING—

Pakistan has introduced new policies along its border with Afghanistan, ostensibly to reduce cross-border terrorism. But the measures are also likely to add to human suffering for the thousands of people who frequently travel back and forth for work or medical treatment.

This used to be a nearly open border, especially for Pashtuns, many of whom had relatives on both sides. Afghans seeking medical treatment in Pakistan, laborers who went daily to the other side to work, businessmen, and people going for family functions made up the thousands who crossed this border daily. Traveling back and forth was a breeze. That will now end.

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

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Turkish foreign ministry says German vote on Armenian genocide is example of ignorance and disrespect for law - Reuters

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FIFA

Soccer competitions in Australia, Brazil, Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands and United States to experiment with video replay - FIFA

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Donald J. Trump at a news conference in New York in 2005 where he announced the establishment of Trump University.

Former Trump University Workers Call the School a 'Lie' and a 'Scheme' in Testimony

By MICHAEL BARBARO and STEVE EDER

Former managers of Trump University say it relied on high-pressure sales tactics, employed unqualified instructors and made deceptive claims.

The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Exelon, the plant's owner, is considering closing two of its nuclear facilities.

Nuclear Plants, Despite Safety Concerns, Gain Support as Clean Energy Sources

By DIANE CARDWELL

Some environmentalists have come to accept nuclear power as a low-emission source of electricity. But the industry is struggling to compete with cheap natural gas.

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			Pub bombings inquest to be reopened Inquests into deaths of 21 people in 1974 Birmingham pub bombings to be reopened, coroner rules For more details, see the BBC News website

Politics: Media scrutiny over charitable donations to veterans riles up Trump

Supreme Court makes it easier for landowners to challenge environmental decisions

The unanimous ruling dealt with lands determined to be covered by the Clean Water Act.

By Robert Barnes • Courts & Law • Read more »

Politics: Media scrutiny over charitable donations to veterans riles up Trump

Inside Democrats’ Trump-fueled scramble to take back the House

Democrats say the House is in play: ‘Donald Trump has been our best recruiting tool.’

By Ed O'Keefe and Mike DeBonis • Read more »

Carlo Allegri / Reuters

Media scrutiny over charitable donations to veterans riles up Trump

“You make me look very bad,” the Republican tells reporters as he lists groups that got money.

By David A. Fahrenthold and Jose A. DelReal • Read more »

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By Max Ehrenfreund

Students who earned vocational certificates from for-profit colleges made an average of $900 less annually after attending the schools than they did before, according to a new study, leaving those who took out loans hard-pressed to pay them back.