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Federer fell awkwardly during that match and said at the time he wasnt sure how badly he might have been injured.UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for an Olympic truce and urging all warring parties to lay down their weapons and put aside differences during the upcoming Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.The U.N. chief said in a video posted on Twitter that the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations work closely together for global harmony and peace.I congratulate all the athletes and all the supporters and fans who will be filling the sporting arenas of Rio in the weeks ahead, Ban said. The Olympics and Paralympics celebrate the best of humanity.The 193-member U.N. 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Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4).HANGZHOU, China -- 8:10 p.m.President Barack Obama says the NFL quarterback who is refusing to stand for the national anthem is the latest in a long line of professional athletes who have exercised their constitutional right to make a statement about social issues.The president was asked at a news conference Monday about Colin Kaepernicks protest gesture. Obama said he has no doubt that the San Francisco 49ers player is sincere and cares about some real, legitimate issues.Kaepernick has been heavily criticized since starting his silent protest. Hes said its not an anti-American gesture but a means to bring attention to racial injustice.Obama says he hasnt paid close attention to the matter. But he adds approvingly that Kaepernick has generated more national conversation about issues that need to be talked about.---8 p.m.President Barack Obama says there is symbolic value to his coming visit to Laos.Obama notes at his news conference before leaving China that he will be the first U.S. president to visit the southeast Asian country.The president says he hopes to make progress in accounting for missing U.S. serviceemen from the Vietnam war.dddddddddddd Obama says we have deep commitments to account for those lost during the war.He also expects the U.S. will provide help to Laos in dealing with unexploded munitions that remain in the Laotian countryside from the war.---7:50 p.m.President Barack Obama says he has asked his staff to assess whether it would be productive for him to meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. This, after Duterte warned Obama not to question him about extrajudicial killings in his country.Obama was asked at a news conference in China on Monday whether he intends to meet Duterte, as planned, at a gathering in Laos this week of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.Duterte said Obama should not question him about extrajudicial killings, or, as he put it, son of a bitch, I will swear at you when they meet in Laos.Obama said he had heard about the comment and instructed his aides to determine whether it would still be productive to hold the face-to-face meeting. ' ' '