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US, Cuba begin talks on resuming direct mail service
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Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 20:48:15 -0700 | humanitarian-news
Officials from the United States and Cuba are meeting today and tomorrow in Washington to discuss resuming direct mail service between the two countries after 50 years. Mail service between the US and the island of Cuba, only 90 miles...
Northern California counties win national award for anti-poverty program
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Fairfield :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 15:58:51 -0700 | humanitarian-news
The Northern California counties of Solano and Contra Costa have been named joint winners of a national achievement award for their "Roadmap to Cut Poverty" anti-poverty campaigns. The California programs, developed in consultation with United Way of the Bay Area,...
California's Democrat-controlled statehouse passes on-time budget with surplus
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Sacramento :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 16:40:45 -0700 | education-news
The much-maligned California legislature approved a nearly $100 billion budget on Friday, a spending plan that was not only on time but included the first surplus in years. Higher tax collections from a recovering economy allowed legislators to increase spending...
Two Internet giants win right to release info on surveillance requests
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Menlo Park :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 18:01:20 -0700 | technology-news
Internet kingpins Facebook and Microsoft have won the right to release limited information about how many surveillance requests they receive from the US government, Reuters said Friday. The Internet giants reached deals Friday with the US Justice Department that allow...
Florida senator threatens to have feds identify bodies found at old reform school
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Marianna :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-06-15 00:25:58 -0700 | humanitarian-news
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson threatened Wednesday to summon federal investigators to find out who is buried at an old reform school and why state officials have delayed identifying at least 50 bodies found in unmarked graves there. Nelson, a Democrat...
Daily Show's John Oliver replaces host John Stewart for summer
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New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 12:03:25 -0700 | entertainment-news
It's "The Daily Show" with . . . . John Oliver? Yes, it's true -- the fake news show's intrepid British correspondent has taken over for comedian John Stewart, its host since 1999, for eight weeks this summer. Oliver, whose...
