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The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce joined others Monday in calling for removal of the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds through a swift solution.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Universal Pictures' "Jurassic World" dinosaur spectacle is set to become the fastest film to gross $1 billion in box office receipts worldwide on Monday, after last week's record-breaking opening.

Republican presidential candidates, GOP lawmakers and the lone black Republican in the House are returning donations from the leader of a white supremacist group cited by Charleston church murder suspect Dylann Roof or...

(Reuters) - It could soon pay more to write lengthier books, if you are an author self-publishing on Amazon.com Inc's Kindle ebook platform.

* Power utility subsidised by state, has big staff surplus (Recasts with loan talks)

SARAJEVO, June 22 (Reuters) - Serbian power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has signed contracts to separate its production, distribution and supply arms from July, a priority for the government as it tries to offload a host of loss-making state enterprises.

OTTAWA, June 22 (Reuters) - If Canada's Liberal Party wins the October general election it will create a special cabinet committee to oversee damaged relations with the United States, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said on Monday.

Butchers slice up man's best friend for a traditional dog meat festival which has become increasingly controversial as animal rights awareness grows in China. Soren Larson reports.

Butchers slice up man's best friend for a traditional dog meat festival which has become increasingly controversial as animal rights awareness grows in China. Soren Larson reports.

Butchers slice up man's best friend for a traditional dog meat festival which has become increasingly controversial as animal rights awareness grows in China. Soren Larson reports.

ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghanaian demonstrators clashed with security forces in Accra on Monday, burning tires and throwing stones to protest the demolition of hundreds of houses to make way for better flood control, witnesses said.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) - Masters champion Jordan Spieth gave Chambers Bay a worthy winner at the U.S. Open after a riveting final round but the greens on the links-style layout did not meet with universal player approval.

The Russian Prosecutor General's office has launched a probe against a consumer rights group that has cautioned Russians against traveling to Crimea.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday the Confederate flag should be removed from the grounds of the state capitol, reversing her position on the divisive symbol amid growing calls for it to be removed.

A group of U.S. senators says automotive air bag maker Takata Corp. may have placed profit over safety by halting safety audits of factories.

A former Gulfstream Aerospace executive has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after he acknowledged embezzling more than $10 million from the company to fund a lavish lifestyle that prosecutors say included...

LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch international goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg joined Premier League Southampton on a year's loan from Fulham on Monday, the south coast club said on their website.

OTTAWA/MONTREAL, June 22 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Monday charged the Montreal Maine & Atlantic Canada Railway Ltd, its affiliate and eight people with violating federal railway safety and environmental laws in connection with a 2013 oil train crash that killed 47 people and flattened the heart of the Quebec village of Lac-Megantic.

June 22 (Reuters) - Green Dot Corp, a U.S. issuer of prepaid MasterCard and Visa cards, said it renewed an agreement which would keep it as the issuing bank for Wal-Mart Stores Inc's prepaid reloadable debit cards for five years.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) - It was Fathers Day on Sunday but the kids were in charge at Chambers Bay as Jordan Spieth won a U.S. Open that put all four majors in the hands of golf's young guns, signalling a changing of the guard is complete.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker unveiled a $27 million plan on Monday to increase the state's capacity to treat drug addicts and reduce the stigma around addiction, as the United States battles a surge in heroin and opioid use.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker unveiled a $27 million plan on Monday to increase the state's capacity to treat drug addicts and reduce the stigma around addiction, as the United States battles a surge in heroin and opioid use.

Surveillance video posted on social media outlets has led to the arrest of a man suspected of burglarizing at least one St. Martin home, Sheriff Mike Ezell said.

ACCRA, June 22 (Reuters) - Ghanaian demonstrators clashed with security forces in Accra on Monday, burning tires and throwing stones to protest the demolition of hundreds of houses to make way for better flood control, witnesses said.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish-led forces advanced on Monday deep into territory in Syria held by Islamic State, showing new momentum after they unexpectedly swiftly seized a border crossing from the jihadists last week.