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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...
Blue Jays sweep Rockies for eighth straight win

SOURCE: Toronto Star

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Who would have guessed a few months ago that at this point in the year Esmil Rogers and Chien-Ming Wang...
Economic Report: China factory activity slowing further in June

SOURCE: MarketWatch

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An employee wears a self-made cardboard mask at a bicycle factory in Zaozhuang, China...Purchasing Managers' Index fell to a nine-month...
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...
Bad weather hits India flood rescue

SOURCE: BBC South Asia

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Bad weather hits rescue operations The floods have swept away buildings and triggered landslides Bad weather is hampering rescue operations...
China gives first lecture from space

SOURCE: BBC

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Female astronaut Wang Yaping took questions live from students in Beijing China's second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, has delivered the...
MLS: Vancouver 3, Chivas USA 1

SOURCE: United Press International

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Camilo Sanvezzo scored twice and had an assist as well Wednesday to bring Vancouver a 3-1 decision over Chivas USA....
Chicago tops in owner-vacated properties in foreclosure

SOURCE: United Press International

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Chicago has the highest number of owner-vacated foreclosed properties among major U.S. cities in June, online foreclosure marketplace RealtyTrac said....
1959 IRS rule is at the center of Tea Party scandal

SOURCE: USA Today

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IRS rule is at the center of Tea Party scandal Deirdre Shesgreen, Gannett Washington Bureau 12:09 a.m. The seeds of...
Dotcom decries 'largest data massacre' after company deletes files

SOURCE: Reuters

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Topics An actor in police costume mock-arrests Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom (L) as he launches his new file sharing site...
L.A. jail killer testifies about remorse, avoids death penalty

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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In the end, it was Heriberto Eddie Rodriguez's own words that saved his life. The prosecutor seeking his execution said...
Two-fifths of U.S. adults care for sick, elderly relatives

SOURCE: Reuters

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News Analysis & Opinion Related Topics A woman is pushed on a wheelchair underneath blossoming trees inside Central Park during...
Probe on trainee who gave birth at PLKN camp

SOURCE: The Star

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Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe said on Thursday the standard operating procedure prohibited anyone confirmed by a medical doctor to be...
Former jury pool member hopes to cash in on lucky number

SOURCE: Boston Herald

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A purported member of the original jury pool for the trial of James Whitey Bulger is trying to make a...
Cyber attacks costing businesses billions

SOURCE: Boston Herald

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Cyber attacks are a growing threat and are costing businesses billions of dollars each year, according to the head of...

FBI director reveals drones used for surveillance within US

Posted by: arkar

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-20 00:07:22 -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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The mirage of peace in Afghanistan: Karzai suspends talks

Posted by: Robert Weller

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-06-20 01:10:46 -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 01:10:45 -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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Is there more police brutality, or is the rise in technology bringing it to light?

Posted by: April_Johnson

Columbus :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 20:51:44 -0700 | political-news

Police brutality has been a problem for many years in the United States. The police have taken their brutality a step further and have begun killing innocent people. In 2007 USA Today featured a story about the rise of police...

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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 01:40:01 -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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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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UK fails to convince EU to blacklist Hezbollah armed wing

Posted by: saleh1966

Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-19 22:34:07 -0700 | disasters-news

Britain failed to put Hezbollah's militant branch on the European Union's terror list on Wednesday, as several governments expressed fears over the move fueling more violence in the Middle East, diplomats told Reuters. Following an inconclusive meeting on June 4,...

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Beatles single sells for more than $10,000

Posted by: Michael McGuire

San Jose :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 23:01:37 -0700 | entertainment-news

A demonstration record by The Beatles that went to radio stations and disc jockeys sold for more than $10,000 on eBay, RTT News reported Wednesday. A search of sold items on eBay showed the recording of “Love Me Do” was...

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California man saws off own hands after allegedly stabbing father

Posted by: Phyllis L. Smith Asinyanbi

Redding :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-19 20:44:39 -0700 | odd-news

Gregory Dunn, 59, lay in his Redding, Calif. driveway in a pool of blood. His son, Jason Dunn, 27, was nearby and also bloodied. It was soon discovered he had cut off both his own hands at the wrist after...

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