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Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts

SOURCE: Reuters

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President Barack Obama waves after giving a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin June 19, 2013...President Barack...
First Take: Afghanistan's Karzai, unreliable as ever

SOURCE: USA Today

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EDT June 19, 2013 In rejecting peace talks with Taliban, Afghanistan president yet again undermines the United States. Afghan President...
Apple will roll out iPads to Los Angeles public school students this ...

SOURCE: Macworld

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But just to remind me how very, very advanced in age I am, Apple said on Wednesday that the Los...
Doyle produces royal display at Ascot

SOURCE: Fox News

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United Kingdom (AFP) Jockey James Doyle had not ridden a winner at Royal Ascot until Wednesday but the 25-year-old...
Silverstone Podium Still a Step Too Far for Button

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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Jenson Button could not wait to get out of his mishandling McLaren after a miserable afternoon in Canada and now,...
Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast

SOURCE: The Boston Globe

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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off the southeastern Mexican coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the...
Dwane Casey to return as Raptors coach next season

SOURCE: Toronto Star

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Featured Video Close Video GM Masai Ujiri announced Wednesday that Casey will be back for the final season of his...
Hot Brooklyn-Based 3D Printing Startup MakerBot Just Got Acquired

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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D printer manufacturer MakerBot will be acquired by Stratasys, a company specializing in professional-grade 3D printing. MakerBot is famous in...
Supermoon Sunday

SOURCE: The Boston Globe

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Look up this weekend to see a big, bright supermoon , a full moon at its closest approach in 2013....
Senate approves Froman for U.S. trade representative

SOURCE: Reuters

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President Barack Obama announces Michael Froman (L) as his nominee for U.S. Trade Representative while in the Rose Garden at...
Watermelon Oreos sound weird? Try Oreo Rolo magic cookie bars.

SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor

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Oreos, Rolos, and coconut combine to make a decadent twist on the traditional layered magic bars. Editor's note: Watermelon Oreos...
Oracle's Software Sales Could Help Shares Dial Up $40

SOURCE: Forbes

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Oracle will report its Q4 fiscal 2013 earnings on June 20 after the market closes. We expect the company to...
Naked mole-rat gives cancer clues

SOURCE: BBC

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Lab studies show the skin cells of the naked mole-rat are high in a natural sugary substance that stops tumours...
Work Programme 'not doing enough'

SOURCE: BBC

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ESA have complex health and skills requirements and the Work Programme can not "fix all these problems alone". "The costs...
Kids' Worst Role Models Are...

SOURCE: Fox

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Miley Cyrus' Performance at the Teen Choice Awards It was goodbye "Hannah Montana" as Miley writhed on a stripper pole...

The mirage of peace in Afghanistan: Karzai suspends talks

Posted by: Robert Weller

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-06-19 14:34:54 -0700 | disasters-news

It lasted less than 24 hours. While President Obama and the Taliban talked about talks, more soldiers and civilians were killed by the rebels. Then President Karzai said he would boycott the talks, which gave the impression of being US-led....

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US military to induct women in all combat units within three years

Posted by: Jennifer Rees

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 13:43:35 -0700 | disasters-news

The United States announced Tuesday that within three years women will be allowed to play full part in the military’s combat positions, including the Army Rangers, Marine infantry and the Navy SEALs. Even though the commanders of the Army, Marine,...

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Biden says fight for gun ban is far from over

Posted by: wendyzachary

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 15:24:48 -0700 | political-news

Pouncing once again on the gun violence debate, Vice President Joe Biden vowed to beat gun lobbyists with a string of much stronger laws across the country. Speaking on the issue after quite a while, Biden says that some lawmakers...

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Syria, the G-8 and the legacy of colonialism

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-06-19 16:12:25 -0700 | political-news

G8 summit leaders continue to haggle over a proposed statement on the Syrian civil war, but they have been stymied in their attempt to include a call for the removal of Bashar al-Assad's regime, reports Skynews.com. As expected, Russian President...

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CGI Chicago: Economic future of tribal nations is blowing in the wind

Posted by: John Michael Spinelli

Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 02:20:31 -0700 | business-news

Last week at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative, hosted by the City of Chicago, former President Bill Clinton and leaders from six Sioux Indian tribes announced a new wind-power initiative that will harness South Dakota’s greatest natural resource and spur...

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Blast hits Syrian port city of Latakia

Posted by: saleh1966

Latakia :: Syria | updated 2013-06-19 13:51:34 -0700 | disasters-news

A loud explosion was heard inside the military zone for Syrian Army on the southern outskirts of Syria's main port city of Latakia. A military spokesman said, "On Wednesday that six soldiers, including three officers, were injured by a blast...

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Islamists and extremists are taking control in Syria

Posted by: StephenManual

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-06-19 16:34:57 -0700 | disasters-news

Syria's civil war is getting more ugly with each passing day as there appears to be no end to it in sight. The international community has been struggling to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but so far little is...

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New research suggests Mars atmosphere could have been oxygen rich

Posted by: arkar

Pasadena :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 16:29:57 -0700 | technology-news

According to a new research, it is likely that at some point in Mars’ history, the Red Planet could have most likely had oxygen in its atmosphere possibly even before the planet earth. It has long been theorised that in...

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Freedom to burn

Posted by: msarzo

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 11:57:07 -0700 | political-news

L'il Wayne walked right into the middle of a fractious debate. Literally. The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., recorded a music video for the song "God Bless Amerika" during which he walked over the American flag...

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AMA classifies obesity as a disease

Posted by: Avaline

Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 16:37:22 -0700 | health-news

Obesity is now called a disease rather than a health condition as per new American Medical Association (AMA) rulings. This recognition was made in an annual meeting on Tuesday, of the AMA. Patrice Harris, M.D., and one of the board...

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Al-Shabaab militants kill at least 22 at UN Mogadishu office

Posted by: aymaan30

Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-06-19 13:23:29 -0700 | disasters-news

Islamist militants carried out a daring assault on the UN compound in Mogadishu Wednesday, shattering the security gains that have allowed a slow return of foreign aid workers and diplomats. Rebel gunmen forced their way into the UN compound after...

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Why Biden and not Obama dedicated the Frederick Douglass statute

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 16:13:32 -0700 | political-news

“It must be admitted, truth compels me to admit, even here in the presence of the monument we have erected to his memory, Abraham Lincoln was not, in the fullest sense of the word, either our man or our model....

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Now you can send tweets to aliens in a solar system far, far away

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Carmel Valley Village :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 15:48:27 -0700 | technology-news

Some people feel we shouldn’t be sending messages into deep space unless we know who might be intercepting those messages, but other folks want the ability to send their personal notes to the cosmos in hopes that E.T. might capture...

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Tai Chi prevents falls related to Parkinson's

Posted by: Debbie Nicholson

Salem :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 08:38:07 -0700 | health-news

Tai Chi shown to be a cost effective therapy Just last year a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the regular practice of modified tai chi movements was more beneficial for people with Parkinson's than...

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Internet More Impotant Than Food?

Posted by: Barry Eitel

Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 16:08:47 -0700 | technology-news

According to a new study, internet access is more important than food and shelter. Where would you place internet access? Is being able to tweet or Google that movie to find out who that actor is or post something about...

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NASA composite image of a billion-pixel view from the surface of Mars

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File picture of member of Islamist group holding a flag during a protest ...

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