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  • Taliban We killed 4 U.S. troops at Afghan air base

    CBS News - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    KABUL, Afghanistan The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the U.S. on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war in the country. The deadly attack underscores the challenges ahead in trying to end the violence roiling Afghanistan via peace ...

  • Brazil braces for more anti-government protests

    Middle East Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    Brazil braced for a new round of anti-government protests Wednesday after a violent night of looting and vandalism in Sao Paulo that led to at least 30 arrests. An estimated 50,000 people flooded the city's central Cathedral Square for the second night running, marching through streets and waving banners carrying slogans such as, "The people have awakened." One group tried to ...

  • Unusual Heat Wave Bakes Alaska

    Palm Beach Post - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    Alaska is dealing with an unusual heat wave. Temperatures have reach 70 in Anchorage almost every day for more than a week, while a more remote area saw a high of 96. (June ...

  • Visit soon Americas 11 most endangered places

    MSNBC - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    11 Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). Now in its 26th year, the list spotlights important examples of the nation's architectural, cultural and natural heritage that are at risk of destruction or irreparable damage. This year's roster reflects sites that are threatened by not-so-benign neglect, encroaching development and the impact ...

  • Obama to push for deep cuts to US Russia nukes

    Fox News - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    June 18, 2013: President Barack Obama listens to French President Francois Hollande during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern ...

  • The Game 7 Winner is Less Important Than Why The Miami Heat Are Better For The NBA Than The Spurs.

    Forbes - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    LeBron James of the Miami Heat looks to move against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 21, 2012 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The Miami Heat won the NBA Finals, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106 to capture the best-of-seven championship series four games to one. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via ...

  • New York City aims to require apartment dwellers to compost food scraps

    The China Post - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    NEW YORK -- Legions of New York City apartment dwellers will soon be asked -- and may eventually be forced -- to start collecting food scraps for composting, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest bid to make the city ...

  • American Medical Association recognises obesity as a disease

    ABC Australia - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    United States The American Medical Association (AMA) has voted to recognise obesity as a disease, describing it as an "epidemic" gripping the US.At its annual meeting, the AMA noted that obesity rates in the US have doubled among adults in the past 20 years and tripled among children in a generation.More than one-third of US adults are obese.The World Health Organisation and the US ...

  • Why we’ve been obsessed with Jimmy Hoffa for 38 years

    MSNBC - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    10 hours ago As the latest twist in the search for the body of Jimmy Hoffa commenced in a field north of Detroit on Monday, it continued a nearly 40-year fascination with Hoffa's disappearance. Many remain curious as to what exactly happened to the late president of the Teamsters union despite the fact that there is a generation of people who may not exactly remember what he was famous ...

  • Mexico nabs most wanted American sex predator at resort town

    The Standard - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    (42 mins ago) Mexican officials said they arrested Walter Lee Williams, a US citizen and alleged child sexual predator who was on the FBI's list of top 10 Most Wanted criminals. Williams was arrested in Playa del Carmen, a seaside resort town just south of Cancun on Mexico's Caribbean coast, said Gaspar Armando Garcia, the Quintana Roo state ...

  • Obama to call for U.S.-Russia nuclear arms cuts

    Middle East Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    Barack Obama 's foreign-policy speech in Berlin Wednesday will call for additional U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms cuts, administration officials said. He is expected to say Washington and Moscow can shrink their nuclear arsenals by up to one-third beyond cuts mandated under the 2010 New Start, or Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, without hurting deterrence or capabilities, the officials told The ...

  • Syria peace talks delayed after Putin unyielding

    Middle East Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    Syrian peace talks will be delayed after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to boycott talks that assume President Bashar Assad will resign, officials said. The international peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland, proposed by Washington and Moscow six weeks ago to be held as soon as May is now likely to be delayed until September, a Western official told several news organizations after ...

  • Investors look for answers on economy from Fed

    Sign on San Diego - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    In this Wednesday, May 22, 2013 photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Reserve ends a policy meeting Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Investors have been nervously speculating that the Fed will soon scale back its economic stimulus and send interest rates up and stock prices down. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce ...

  • Russian Church in America marks 400th anniversary of Romanov dynasty

    Itar Tass - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    NEW YORK, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia /ROCOR/ has marked the 400th anniversary since accession of the Romanov dynasty to the Russian throne. The main events of the celebration were held in the Cathedral of the Icon of Our Lady of the Sign in New York City. Tuesday night, a remembrance vespers service for the late czars and emperors of Russia was held there. ...

  • Miami forces Game 7 with OT victory

    The Seattle Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    MIAMI - For years, Ray Allen’s routine has not changed. Show up for work hours earlier than just about everyone else, go onto the court and take hundreds of jump shots. It paid off for him on Tuesday. And he’ll be back out there on Thursday - since the Miami Heat season still has one game remaining. Allen’s three-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter capped a ...

  • Analysis Hospital investors sold on U.S. health reform despite bumps

    Reuters - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a tear this year, on average posting triple the gains of the broader stock market, as investors tallied up the benefits of President Barack Obama's healthcare ...

  • U.S. builders complain they cant find skilled carpenters

    Reuters - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    1 of 4. Carpenter's work on installing fascia trimwork at a housing site at Mid-Atlantic Builders ''The Villages of Savannah'' development in Brandywine, Maryland May 31, ...

  • After court rules California gay marriage fight may go on

    Reuters - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    A man carries flags at a rally in support of same-sex marriage at the State of California Supreme Court in San Francisco, California March 26, ...

  • Jury selection in Trayvon Martin murder case moves into final phase

    Reuters - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    Sybrina Fulton, the mother of slain teen Trayvon Martin, sits with family attorney Benjamin Crump, during proceedings in the trial of George Zimmerman in Seminole Circuit Court in Sanford, Florida, June 17, ...

  • Spurs Left to Rue Missed Opportunities Against Miami

    New York Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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  • South San Francisco Husband Wife Charged With Operating Brothels

    CBS 5 - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Authorities say a South San Francisco man and his wife have been charged with bringing women from the East Coast to ...

  • Nigeria Mass Infanticide in America

    All Africa - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

    A report from the office of the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that, in 2009 alone, 784,708 successful abortions were carried out in that country. "That's a breathtaking number, no matter which side of the abortion debate you sit on," the report admits. "What this statistic doesn't convey is a more mysterious number: how many ...

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