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Top Stories: Cruz Runs For President; Supreme Court On Free Speech

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Republican Thorn Ted Cruz Announces Run For President.

-- Is A Confederate Flag License Plate Free Speech?

-- Police To Release Findings Of Probe Into Rape Claims Made In 'Rolling Stone'.

And here are more early headlines:

Doctors Without Borders Claims World, U.N. Ignored Early Ebola Crisis. (BBC)

NATO Chief Urges Weapons For Ukraine, Says Russia Arming Rebels. (VOA)

Founder Of Modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, Dies. (AP)

U.N. Warns Yemen Tipping Into Civil War. (CNN)

Oso Residents Mark First Anniversary Of Washington State Landslide. (KPLU)

U.S. Gas Prices Fall, Oil Prices Decline In Latest Survey. (Bloomberg)

Oil Refinery Workers On West Coast To Vote On Contract This Week. (Reuters)

North Korean Fire At Border Creeps Into South Korea. (Yonhap)

Need To Cheat On A Test? Answers Sent By Paper Planes. (Telegraph)

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