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Leave.EU supporters wave Union flags and cheer as the results come in at the Leave.EU referendum party at Millbank Tower in central London early in the morning of June 24, 2016.(Photo: Geoff Caddick, AFP/Getty Images)
[h=2]"Brexit" proves breaking up is hard to do[/h]The world will spend much of Friday digesting the significance of the United Kingdom's stunning vote to become the first country to leave the European Union. Prime Minister David Cameron, who opposed leaving the EU, called for "fresh leadership" in the wake of the vote for "Brexit" and said a new prime minister should be in place by October. World markets are reeling and investors will be anxiously watching Friday to see just how bad things get. So what happens next? That remains to be seen<span style="color: Red;">*</span>because the specifics of the break up could take two years to sort out, but there are already fears the EU won't survive the coming changes.
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The historic Brexit referendum passed, meaning Great Britain will leave the European Union. Find out what this means for the country and the global economy. USA TODAY
[h=2]Trump may<span style="color: Red;">*</span>face protesters in Scotland[/h]Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said Friday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the forces that persuaded the United Kingdom to leave the European Union<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will help elect him president of the United States later this year. Speaking in Scotland at a news conference held for the re-opening of his Turnberry golf course, he said the British people "took their country back, just like we will take America back."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Trump said the desire to control borders and block illegal immigration are big factors in both the Brexit results and his own presidential race, adding that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>people in both countries are tired of seeing migrants "pouring" in.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures to the media on the 17th fairway on the first day of the Women's British Open golf championship on the Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Trump is returning to Turnberry on June 24, 2016, for its re-opening.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Scott Heppell, AP)
[h=2]It's the last day you can call a random Swede[/h]If you've been itching to talk on the phone with a random person from Sweden,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>today’s your last chance. “The Swedish Number,” launched in April by the Swedish Tourist Association, will be disconnected Friday evening. Anyone who dials the number is connected with a “random Swede,” a volunteer<span style="color: Red;">*</span>who has downloaded The Swedish Number app. Nearly 180,000 calls had been made to the number from 186 countries as of Thursday. To talk to a Swede yourself, all you have to do is dial (011) 46-771-793-336.
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Want to chat with a random Swede? Well Sweden's board of tourism is giving you that chance with a new hotline number. Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) explains. Buzz60
[h=2]Pope heads to Armenia, will try to avoid irking Turkey (again)[/h]His Holiness is hoping not to strain relations with Turkey as he embarks on a weekend trip<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to Armenia<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Friday. During the three-day visit, Pope Francis will<span style="color: Red;">*</span>pray at Armenia’s genocide memorial. Last year, the pontiff branded<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the 1915 Ottoman-era mass killings of Armenians as “the first genocide of the 20th century,” a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>move which infuriated Ankara.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The nation, which denies a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>genocide took place, promptly recalled its ambassador to the Vatican.<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>This time around, the Vatican is planning to avoid the G-word altogether.
Pope Francis leads a mass on June 5, 2016, at St Peter's square in Vatican.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Alberto Pizzoli, AFP/Getty Images)
[h=2]Adorably ugly dogs take the stage[/h]Bow wow WHAT?!<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Dogs from around the country will compete<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>World's Ugliest Dog<span style="color: Red;">*</span>title in the 28th annual contest in Petaluma, Calif. The event will include a "Fashion Faux Paws Fashion Show" and a "Beauty and the Beast Walk," which features Miss<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Sonoma County<span style="color: Red;">*</span>court walking adoptable rescue dogs down the catwalk.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Quasi Modo, last year's winner who was born<span style="color: Red;">*</span>with a birth defect called short spine syndrome, will be returning for a third year to the show. The winner of the competition will receive<span style="color: Red;">*</span>$1,500 and a trophy, while the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>runner-up and the third-place finishers will get<span style="color: Red;">*</span>titles and cash awards. .
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And the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Severe storms are forecast to slam portions of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and the northern Plains on Friday.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Investors stunned by British voters' unexpected move to support "Brexit" sent global stocks plunging.
TV Tonight: Wondering what to watch this weekend? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at a Billy Wilder marathon, Shark Week and Roadies Showtime.
Be inspired:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Puppy with fluid on the brain gets second shot at life.
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