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Breaking News: 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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Breaking News: 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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Breaking News: 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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Breaking News: Syria, the G-8 and the legacy of colonialism
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr. SelectMedia

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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Breaking News: CGI Chicago: Economic future of tribal nations is blowing in the wind
Posted by: John Michael Spinelli SelectMedia

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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Breaking News: Google's 'Project Loon' brings Internet to the world through balloon
Posted by: Barry Eitel

Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 11:19:37 -0700 | technology-news

Earlier this month, Google launched Project Loon—a strategy to link remote areas of the globe to the Internet via balloon. Yes, balloon. “Many of us think of the Internet as a global community. But two-thirds of the world’s population does...
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Breaking News: Freedom to burn
Posted by: msarzo SelectMedia

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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Breaking News: 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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Breaking News: 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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Breaking News: 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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Breaking News: 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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Breaking News: Black Forest wildfire victims were top Air Force employees
Posted by: Robert Weller

Black Forest :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 14:02:00 -0700 | disasters-news

A couple who died in the wildfire that claimed 509 homes in the Colorado Springs suburb of Black Forest were civilian employees of top secret Schriever Air Force Base. They were identified as Marc Allen Herklotz, 52, and his wife,...
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Breaking News: BitTorrent pairs with Public Enemy for remix contest
Posted by: Barry Eitel

Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 14:17:35 -0700 | technology-news

No one can deny Public Enemy’s massive impact on the history of hip hop. The influence of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, the group’s seminal album released in 1988, can be heard in most of...
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Breaking News: Amanda Knox's days might be numbered
Posted by: ChelseaHoffman SelectMedia

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 14:06:22 -0700 | disasters-news

Amanda Knox's taste of freedom may not last much longer — especially if you believe the latest coming from Italy's highest court. A document was reportedly released that listed numerous reasons as to why Knox’s appeal was thrown out and...
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Breaking News: UK Supreme Court rules families of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue government
Posted by: Eileen Kersey

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-19 14:20:05 -0700 | political-news

News reports Wednesday that the families of British military personnel murdered whilst on active service in Iraq can pursue claims for damages under the Human Rights Act looks set to open a real can of worms. The UK Supreme Court...
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