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Players of San Antonio Spurs attend practice session in Miami
Tim Duncan (L) of San Antonio Spurs attends a practice session in Miami, the United States, on June 19, 2013, a day before Game 7 of the NBA finals against Miami Heat. Photo: ...
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N. America trip tedious but worth the effort Su
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (???) pronounced his trip to the United States and Canada as tedious but "worth it" upon his return ...
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No US-Taliban talks scheduled State Department
Taliban after reports that discussions with the Afghan rebel group could begin this week in Qatar. "Because we're working with the Afghans on what the next appropriate step is, there isn't a meeting. I know there were reports of it, but reports of a meeting being scheduled or on the books aren't accurate," State Department ...
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Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins in 11-goal overtime thriller
Bryan Bickell and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrate after Brent Seabrook (not pictured) scores the game winning goal against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins in overtime in Game Four of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 19, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph: Bruce Bennett/Getty ...
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Lawyers for accused Colorado gunman barred from psychiatric exam
DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for James Holmes, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing 12 moviegoers in a Colorado theater last year, cannot be present during his court-ordered psychiatric examination, the judge in the murder case ruled on ...
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MLS Portland 0 Los Angeles 0
Donovan Ricketts made four saves Wednesday to preserve Portland's 0-0 tie with Los Angeles and extend the Timbers' unbeaten streak to 14 games. Portland has gone 6-0-8 in those 14 games. The Timbers' last loss was a 2-1 decision against Montreal on March 9. Portland improved to 6-1-9 for the season and is one point behind Dallas for first place in the Western Conference. Los ...
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Mass layoffs begin in Chicago Public Schools
On June 14, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced the first wave of layoffs--a total of 663 teachers, teaching assistants, and aides--as part of the impending closure of 50 schools. This is only the beginning, however, with more layoffs of teachers and other CPS employees in the works as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Democratic Party spearhead an attack on public education in America's third ...
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Chicago level NHL finals in overtime
Brent Seabrook's overtime goal has earned the Chicago Blackhawks a 6-5 NHL win to level their Stanley Cup series with the Boston Bruins at ...
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Local businesses prosper in wake of Miami Heats NBA Finals run
Artist Erica King makes collages of the Miami Heat among her other creative collages at her studio in Coconut Grove on Wednesday June 19, ...
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U.S shares close in red after Feds conclusion
Wall Street closed in red after that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended its two-day monetary policy meeting and agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low between 0.0% and 0.25%, while the FOMCs statements had not seen any ...
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The China Dream a far cry from the American Dream - its Meng
The difference between what Western media thinks China dreams and what China actually says is of great significance for the future global language. China should compete for her names as she competes for everything ...
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Chicago beats Boston 6-5 in OT to cap crazy roller-coaster Stanley Cup game
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa (81), of Slovakia, looks for a pass as Boston Bruins right wing Jaromir Jagr (68), of the Czech Republic defends, during the first period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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Game 4 Chicago 6 Boston 5 OT With Goalies Shaky Momentum Sways to Blackhawks
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Fewer drivers seen on July 4 as shorter holiday economy bite AAA
(Reuters) - Fewer drivers will take to the road during the Independence Day holiday in part due to a sluggish economy, but also because people will take less time off, travel group AAA said on ...
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Michael Hastings Wife Obliterates New York Times For Dismissive Obituary
Michael Hastings of Buzzfeed and Rolling Stone died Tuesday morning in a car crash. His wife has asked The New York Times to correct its obituary. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The ...
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Undocumented Immigrant Housing San Francisco Market Proves Nearly Impossible For Huge Group
Marisol was at the end of her rope. The 24-year-old San Francisco State University student, her husband Zach and their dog Lucy had spent months vainly searching for a new place to live. Every time the couple turned in an application for a promising apartment, a familiar script would play out. "We'd meet the landlord and we'd be getting along great," recounted Marisol, who ...
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Lawmaker university spar over control of Chinese dissident in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol Hill and pulling Chen out on one ...
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No change in position on Kashmir United States
ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the line of control. "Our position has not changed on Kashmir. And those discussions are up to the governments of India and Pakistan," Psaki ...
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Chicago tops in owner-vacated properties in foreclosure
Chicago has the highest number of owner-vacated foreclosed properties among major U.S. cities in June, online foreclosure marketplace RealtyTrac said. In a report released Thursday, RealtyTrac -- which tracks foreclosures -- said Chicago documented 14,717 owner-vacated properties, the most of any metro area in the country. Miami was second with 13,901, followed by New York with 10,074. Two ...
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Federal Reserve boosts outlook as U.S. recovery picks up speed
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks on television, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Jin ...
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With donation Wolfsonian expands to Miami’s downtown
About 16 years ago, prolific collector Mitchell “Micky” Wolfson Jr. transferred his accumulation of historically significant furniture, paintings, sculptures, posters, books, trinkets, household goods, machinery and other artifacts — along with the building that housed them — to Florida International University. And then he went out and acquired more. And then even more, ...
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FBI uses drones in America director Mueller admits
FBI director Robert Mueller testifies at the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. Mueller confirmed that the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance during the hearing on FBI oversight. (Alex Wong/AFP/Getty Images) While the FBI ...
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Roundup By Earning Split Dodgers Salvage Mattinglys New York Return
Chris Davis cleared the fences twice, giving him a major league-leading 26 homers, to help the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Tigers, 13-3, on Wednesday in Detroit. Davis hit a two-run homer in ...
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Minuteman U.S. border watch co-founder arrested on child sex charges
Chris Simcox, president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, listens to a volunteer's radio transmission on the scout line 23 miles north of the U.S. and Mexican border in the Avra Valley during the organization's month long muster near Three Points, Arizona, March 31, 2007. Picture taken March 31, ...
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Video James Gandolfini Sopranos star dead at 51
James Gandolfini -- the actor who won three Emmys as TV mob boss Tony Soprano -- died while vacationing in Rome, Italy. He was 51. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi ...
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