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Moderate cleric named Iran’s new leader
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Moderate cleric named Iran’s new leader

June 15, 2013

Passengers in a public bus flash victory signs in support of Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, who was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential vote Saturday after gaining the votes…

Syrian troops capture suburb by major airport
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Syrian troops capture suburb by major airport

June 15, 2013

Protesters demonstrate against western intervention in Syria, outside the U.S. embassy in central London on Saturday.Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press The U.S. and Russia have been pressing for a peace conference in…

Montana water to help in climate-change study
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Montana water to help in climate-change study

June 15, 2013

Daniel Green, a graduate student in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, was getting help last week from the Beartooth Ranger District to fill 13 55-gallon barrels…

After Albuquerque incident, Whole Foods revises policy
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After Albuquerque incident, Whole Foods revises policy

June 14, 2013

Whole Foods Market Inc. Co-CEO Walter Robb said in a blog post Friday that the recent “unfortunate incident” in Albuquerque prompted the Austin, Texas-based company to revise a policy that…

Judge delays remedies in Arpaio profiling case
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Judge delays remedies in Arpaio profiling case

June 14, 2013

In May, U.S. District Judge Murray Snow concluded that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office has systematically singled out Latinos in its immigration patrols and that deputies unreasonably prolonged the…

Flag-bearing skydivers swoop into Philadelphia
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Flag-bearing skydivers swoop into Philadelphia

June 14, 2013

The parachutists seemed to float in the air for a few minutes, then swooped down and landed about 20 feet from the applauding crowd, which had come to take part…

Commander of Nazi-led unit lives in U.S.
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Commander of Nazi-led unit lives in U.S.

June 14, 2013

Michael Karkoc, 94, told American authorities in 1949 that he had performed no military service during World War II, concealing his work as an officer and founding member of the…

EU gets deal on trans-Atlantic trade pact mandate
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EU gets deal on trans-Atlantic trade pact mandate

June 14, 2013

Under Friday’s deal, trade ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg agreed to France’s demand to keep its movie and television industry out of the hotly anticipated trans-Atlantic talks. But, they…

U.S. to arm Syrian rebels
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U.S. to arm Syrian rebels

June 14, 2013

Anti-Syrian regime protesters flash the victory sign during a demonstration in Hass town, Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday. The U.S. recently decided to arm Syrian rebels, a move the commander…

House revises abortion bill after rape controversy
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House revises abortion bill after rape controversy

June 14, 2013

The legislation, which challenges the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision on a woman’s right to abortion, would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of…

House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
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House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill

June 14, 2013

Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted 315-108 for the legislation, which would block President Barack Obama from closing the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,…

House OKs 2-year sentence for military sex assault
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House OKs 2-year sentence for military sex assault

June 13, 2013

By voice vote, the House approved the additional punishment as part of a series of steps lawmakers have taken to tackle the growing problem of sexual assault. The provisions are…

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world
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Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world

June 13, 2013

The former secretary of state offered her most extensive description of her post-Obama administration agenda on Thursday since leaving her role as the nation’s top diplomat, basking in loud applause…

Massive storm system hitting Mid-Atlantic
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Massive storm system hitting Mid-Atlantic

June 13, 2013

The severe weather was also blamed for two deaths. The storm came and went in the Washington, D.C., area ahead of the evening rush hour, bringing winds and thunder that…

New anti-demonstration rule at Supreme Court
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New anti-demonstration rule at Supreme Court

June 13, 2013

The regulation bans activities on the court’s grounds or building such as picketing, speech-making, marching, vigils or religious services “that involve the communication or expression of views or grievances, engaged…

Weather disasters cost nation $110 billion in 2012
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Weather disasters cost nation $110 billion in 2012

June 13, 2013

This makes 2012 the second-costliest year since 1980. It had a total of more than $110 billion in damage throughout the year. Only 2005 was costlier, when Hurricane Katrina hit…

Turkey’s leader meets with protesters
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Turkey’s leader meets with protesters

June 13, 2013

The talks between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erogan and the protesters were an effort to resolve a sit-in at Taksim Square’s Gezi Park without resorting to a police intervention to…

U.S. whites falling to minority in under-5 age group
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U.S. whites falling to minority in under-5 age group

June 13, 2013

These two milestones, revealed in 2012 census estimates released Thursday, are the latest signs of a historic shift in which whites will become a minority within a generation, by 2043.…

1 dead, dozens hurt in La. plant explosion
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1 dead, dozens hurt in La. plant explosion

June 13, 2013

This photo shows an explosion at The Williams Companies Inc. plant in the Ascension Parish town of Geismar La., Thursday. The fire broke out Thursday morning at the plant, which…

Santa Monica gunman’s weapon assembled in bedroom
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Santa Monica gunman’s weapon assembled in bedroom

June 13, 2013

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said the semi-automatic weapon appears to have been built with parts that are legal to obtain, but…