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Higher costs dent Nike profits

Nike reported a drop in quarterly profits on June 30 despite higher sales due to the drag from increased costs and the liquidation of unwanted merchandise.

The sports giant reported profits $1.0 billion for the quarter ending May 31, down 28 percent from the year-ago period.

Revenues rose 5 percent to $12.8 billion.

Turkish Burlington mall shooter found dead in cell

The Turkish-origin gunman of the last year's deadly shooting at a shopping mall in Burlington, Washington, has been found dead in his cell in the Skagit County jail, the prosecuting attorney has said.

Arcan Çetin, 20, hung himself in his cell, according to a Skagit regional prosecutor, Doğan News Agency reported.