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First Take: Afghanistan's Karzai, unreliable as ever

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EDT June 19, 2013 In rejecting peace talks with Taliban, Afghanistan president yet again undermines the United States. Afghan President...
Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts

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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...
Apple will roll out iPads to Los Angeles public school students this ...

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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

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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...
Dwane Casey to return as Raptors coach next season

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Featured Video Close Video GM Masai Ujiri announced Wednesday that Casey will be back for the final season of his...
Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion

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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...
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...
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...
Last Brits out of Wimbledon qualifying

SOURCE: BBC

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Brady & Windley beaten at Roehampton Naomi Broady and Jade Windley, Britain's last two competitors in Wimbledon qualifying, have been...
Naked mole-rat gives cancer clues

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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...
NASA Needs Your Help To Find Earth-Destroying Asteroids

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Grand Challenge, where everyone from government agencies to citizen scientists will compete to figure out the best way to detect...
A Republican Senator Made The Best Pro-Gay Marriage Statement We've ...

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AP Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) First, this is a personal liberty issue and has to do with the most important...
Country singer Slim Whitman dies

SOURCE: CNN

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Slim Whitman, the yodeling county music singer whose productive career spanned decades, died Wednesday, his son-in-law told CNN...The singer-songwriter, born...
Mark Zuckerberg Went To Korea To Ask Samsung To Make A Facebook Phone ...

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See Also According to The Korea Herald , Zuckerberg asked Samsung's mobile boss JK Shin to consider making a "Facebook...
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...

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 14:19:26 -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 13:51:44 -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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Why Biden and not Obama dedicated the Frederick Douglass statute

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 15:27:32 -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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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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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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Amanda Knox's days might be numbered

Posted by: ChelseaHoffman

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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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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