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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...
Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion

SOURCE: Reuters

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Sponsored Links Italian designers Domenico Dolce (R) and Stefano Gabbana acknowledge the audience at the end of their Spring/Summer 2013...
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...
FBI Director Admits Domestic Use Of Surveillance Drones With Little ...

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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On Wednesday FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress that the agency uses drones for domestic surveillance purposes despite lacking rules to govern...
Charles Taylor ally seen in Sierra Leone

SOURCE: United Press International

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Human Rights Watch called on the government of Sierra Leone to open a criminal investigation into an associate of former...
FBI director defends pace of IRS investigation

SOURCE: USA Today

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FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday that more than a dozen agents have been dispatched to the criminal investigation into...
On Soccer: Altidore's Scoring Surge Energizes U.S. Soccer Team

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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There was a moment in the second half Tuesday night when Jozy Altidore, the enigmatic striker for the United States...
Blackhawks' Hossa 'expected' to play

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

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He's expected to play tonight," Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "He's fine." There was some sense from the Blackhawks that...
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...
Mark Zuckerberg Went To Korea To Ask Samsung To Make A Facebook Phone ...

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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See Also According to The Korea Herald , Zuckerberg asked Samsung's mobile boss JK Shin to consider making a "Facebook...
John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood

SOURCE: Fox News

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A Vatican official says a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle. The...
The HPV Vaccine Is Even More Effective Than Researchers Thought

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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The prevalence of human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease that causes warts and a host of cancers, is...
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama ditches jacket

SOURCE: The Boston Globe

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Obama ditches jacket The Associated Press US President Barack Obama takes off his jacket due to warm weather while he...
Seat latch problem on Model S prompts first Tesla Motors recall

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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Add another first to electric car company Tesla Motors ' list of accomplishments -- its first recall. Tesla will recall...
'The Voice' finale brought a winner, yes, and also ... Cher

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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Of course we learned on Tuesday night's season finale of "The Voice" which singer had taken this year's top honors:...

The mirage of peace in Afghanistan: Karzai suspends talks

Posted by: Robert Weller

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-06-19 12:56:36 -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 09:54:30 -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 11:34:53 -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 11:37:35 -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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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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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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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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Tweets to aliens in a solar system far, far away

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Carmel Valley Village :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 12:00:44 -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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Government trying to remove disabled child's therapy animal, charge nearly $2 million in fines

Posted by: itobin53

Spring Hill :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 13:29:21 -0700 | disasters-news

Government officials in Florida are trying to remove the therapy animal of an 11 year-old disabled child. But there is more at stake here than the potential physical and emotional damage caused by separating Elijah Samaroo from his companion. Hernando...

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Black Forest wildfire victims were top Air Force employees

Posted by: Robert Weller

Black Forest :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 13:25:26 -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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BitTorrent Pairs With Public Enemy for Remix Contest

Posted by: Barry Eitel

Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 11:51:37 -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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Amanda Knox's days might be numbered

Posted by: ChelseaHoffman

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 12:26:06 -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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UK Supreme Court rules families of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue government

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-19 13:27:08 -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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