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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Barack Obama says boxing legend Muhammad Ali used jabs and "knocked some sense into us." Obama's tribute was read by aide Valerie Jarrett at Ali's memorial service today in Louisville, Kentucky. Obama was unable to attend because of his daughter's graduation. Actor and comic Billy Crystal did his familiar impersonation of Ali and said that the champ always called him "little brother."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has told a gathering of evangelical Christians that "no one should be judged by their race or their color." Trump has been under fire for suggesting that the judge hearing a case against his now-defunct Trump University is biased against him because the judge's parents were born in Mexico. Hillary Clinton also spoke in Washington today. The Democratic presumptive nominee told the national conference of Planned Parenthood that Trump would take the country back to a time "when abortion was illegal."
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator told conservatives Friday they should pray for President Barack Obama and suggested a biblical passage that says, "Let his days be few." The audience at the Faith and Freedom Coalition laughed and applauded. A spokesman for Georgia Sen. David Perdue later said Perdue in no way wishes harm toward the president. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Perdue should consult other scriptures if he's considering an apology.
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police say an officer shot and wounded a man at an airport after the man attacked a woman believed to be the mother of his children and then threatened the officer with a large rock. The incident happened near the baggage claim door at Dallas Love Field. A witness' video was posted on social media.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved the first cholera vaccine intended to protect U.S. travelers from the potentially life-threatening disease. The Food and Drug Administration approved the liquid vaccine, called Vaxchora, for adults, ages 18 to 64, who are traveling to countries affected by cholera.
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