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U.S.-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday: source

SOURCE: Reuters

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Topics A general view of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha June 18, 2013. Preliminary Afghan peace talks in...
Bulger trial: The hit man of Country Club Lane

SOURCE: Fox News

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Mass. Some neighbors of a former mob hit man were shocked to learn about his past during his testimony...
Autopsy on Gandolfini today

SOURCE: CNN

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The body of actor James Gandolfini was transferred to a hospital morgue in Rome early Thursday, where it awaits an...
What's hot about OS X's Hot Corners

SOURCE: Macworld

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When I want to see if I have any messages in Notification Center, I move my cursor to the top-right...
Torre's daughter catches pitched baby

SOURCE: CNN

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The woman who caught the baby is Cristina Torre, daughter of famed Major League Baseball manager and former National League...
US, Taliban talks hit snag with Afghan backlash- Assessments ...

SOURCE: Fox

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American officials scrambled to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the Taliban after an angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai on...
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Gershwins and Me'

SOURCE: The Washington Times

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Many edifying accounts of the towering 20th-century iconic Gershwin brothers have been published in the 76 years since George (the...
Young people more willing to pay for digital news, report finds

SOURCE: The Guardian

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Young people are more willing to pay for digital news using products such as iPad apps, a survey has found....
'Masterpiece' prepping 'Breathless' medical drama

SOURCE: Associated Press

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Masterpiece" is prescribing a new drama set in a London hospital in the early 1960s. The series, "Breathless," will put...
Haze: All Batu Pahat schools to close for two days

SOURCE: The Star

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All schools in Batu Pahat have been instructed to close for two days, as air quality in the district deteriorated....
10. Sandra Bullock loses role in 'Annie'

SOURCE: The Star

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The sun won't come out tomorrow after all for Sandra Bullock. The actress won't be joining the cast of Sony's...
GSK links with French venture firm to target rare diseases

SOURCE: Reuters

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News Analysis & Opinion Related Topics Signage is pictured on the company headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in west London July 21,...
Sally Gardner on Maggot Moon

SOURCE: BBC

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Maggot Moon tells the story of a dyslexic schoolboy, Standish Treadwell, who lives in an alternative 1950s Britain ruled by...
Ben Bernanke's power over your money

SOURCE: CNN

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Indeed, mortgage rates have recently risen from their record lows. Last week, average rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit...
Innovation Zombies, and Other Hazards For Great Ideas

SOURCE: Forbes

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Then the danger starts. Companies tend to kill great ideas in three ways. Seldom is the peril overt. Rather, the...

FBI director reveals drones used for surveillance within US

Posted by: arkar

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-20 03:44:00 -0700 | political-news

Quite alarmingly, it was recently revealed that the US government, through a secret program, was closely monitoring its citizens, gathering personal details about them from internet data and phone records. This came to light when a National Security Agency analyst...

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Former USC professor accused of child sex abuse captured in New Mexico

Posted by: Phyllis L. Smith Asinyanbi

Playa del Carmen :: Mexico | updated 2013-06-20 03:32:45 -0700 | disasters-news

Walter Lee Williams, 64, a former University of Southern California (USC) professor, was arrested and flown from Playa del Carmen, Mexico to Los Angeles Wednesday after one day on the FBI's Most Wanted list. He is accused of engaging in...

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Wikileaks' Assange claims Iceland in informal talks on granting asylum for NSA leaker Snowden

Posted by: Robert Myles

Reykjavík :: Iceland | updated 2013-06-20 04:17:01 -0700 | political-news

According to reports Wednesday, Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange has been in touch with representatives of National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden, with a view of helping Snowden obtain political asylum in Iceland. Snowden has been in hiding in Hong...

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The mirage of peace in Afghanistan: Karzai suspends talks

Posted by: Robert Weller

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-06-20 04:08:17 -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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Congress hits new low in public opinion poll

Posted by: TomCleveland

Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 20:03:01 -0700 | political-news

If you were working for 10 people, but only one had confidence in your ability, how long would you keep your job? Congressmen hit a new low of 10 percent in the latest Gallup poll, but they obviously will stay...

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MERS investigation reveals virus spreads easily in hospitals

Posted by: Avaline

Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-06-20 00:59:31 -0700 | health-news

In one of Saudi Arabia’s hospitals last year, a man suffering from pneumonia caused a patient next door to get sick. The next-door patient infected seven others, who each infected one other person. There was soon an outbreak. The virus...

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Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension over Taliban talks

Posted by: StephenManual

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-20 03:47:47 -0700 | disasters-news

Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly objected to the United States initiating formal dialog with the Taliban. Karzai said his government was not taken onboard before the decision, and therefore, in protest, he was announcing the suspension of all ongoing security...

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Arms race in the Indo-Pacific region

Posted by: perrydiaz

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-20 00:14:31 -0700 | political-news

PerryScope With the increasingly aggressive behavior of China in claiming 80 percent of the South China Sea and part of the East China Sea, China’s neighbors are arming themselves and banding together to deter Chinese expansionism. China began grabbing islands...

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Infamous British killer Ian Brady fights for right to die

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-20 03:47:04 -0700 | disasters-news

Infamous British Moors murderer, Ian Brady, is waiting a decision by a mental health tribunal that could seal his fate. He launched a legal challenge to be allowed the right-to-die, rather than force-fed, and the mental health tribunal continues Thursday....

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White House: New anti-abortion bill passed by House is assault on women's rights

Posted by: wendyzachary

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-20 00:59:19 -0700 | political-news

On Tuesday, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed an extensive anti-abortion bill that would restrict almost all abortions to the first 20 weeks from conception. The bill has received much condemnation from Democrats, who are calling it a direct challenge...

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AMA classifies obesity as a disease

Posted by: Avaline

Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 21:31:03 -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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James Gandolfini dead at 51 of heart attack in Italy

Posted by: Chrystal Mahan

Scicli :: Italy | updated 2013-06-20 04:21:08 -0700 | entertainment-news

James Gandolfini has died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 51. Gandolfini, most known for his role as Tony Soprano on the HBO drama “The Sopranos,” was in Sicily for the 59th annual Taormina Film Festival. Gandolfini...

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Boy charged for killing sister with wrestling moves: WWE, parent, teen all to blame?

Posted by: VeronicaS

Terrytown :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 23:13:39 -0700 | disasters-news

Sadly, this is not the first time a teen has been charged with killing a child with wrestling moves, for in 2001 a 14-year-old Florida boy received life for the wrestling death of his playmate. Lionel Tate was 12 at...

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Country Singer Slim Whitman Dies

Posted by: Sherrill Fulghum

Jacksonville :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-06-20 02:27:08 -0700 | obituaries-news

Early country music star Slim Whitman died in a Jacksonville, Fla. hospital at the age of 90 as a result of heart failure. Whitman was best known for his falsetto singing and yodeling in his songs. Whitman learned to play...

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New research suggests Mars atmosphere could have been oxygen rich

Posted by: arkar

Pasadena :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 21:20:22 -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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