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'Extreme' Arizona wildfire burns 5,000 acres in just 7 hours

Hundreds of people were evacuated in Arizona on Tuesday after a wind-whipped wildfire spread across 5,000 acres in just seven hours.More than 300 firefighters, along with multiple helicopters and aircraft, moved in to tackle the “extreme” blaze which started in “remote, rugged terrain” on the east side of Granite Mountain near Prescott, Arizona, officials said.It is unclear what started the fire b... Read more
Published:10 minutes ago
Author:Henry Austin, NBC News contributor
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Dagan: Israel must seize initiative on peace - Jerusalem Post

Jerusalem Post
At Presidential Conference, ex-Mossad chief warns int'l community will impose settlement unless Israel makes diplomatic moves; Ex-envoys Rabinovitch, Gold skeptical about chances for peace with Palestinians.
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Published:11 minutes ago
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Somali UN compound attacked in Mogadishu - BBC News

BBC News
A gun-battle has lasted for more than an hour inside a UN office in the Somali capital, witnesses say. A cameraman outside the UN Development Programme office told the BBC a suicide bomber blew up a car at its entrance and he saw four gunmen enter.
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Published:15 minutes ago
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Authorities name casualties in Colorado fire - Hilton Head Island Packet

Hilton Head Island Packet
Firefighter Brandie Smith from Salida, Colo., walks past a burned out structure on the Black Forest wildfire north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Monday, June 17, 2013. Over 470 homes burned in the wildfire that started last Tuesday. ED ANDRIESKI — AP  ... Read more
Published:24 minutes ago
Source:Nation - Google News
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Police: Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility - Hilton Head Island Packet

Hilton Head Island Packet
PHILADELPHIA — A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia. Authorities say Edgar Bonilla is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault  ... Read more
Published:24 minutes ago
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Karzai suspends negotiations with US over peace talks with Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday accused the United States of “a contradiction” over peace talks with the Taliban and announced he was suspending separate security negotiations with Washington.The move came less than 24 hours after Obama administration officials announced that U.S. and Taliban representatives will meet for the first time and hold talks in the Qatari... Read more
Published:27 minutes ago
Author:Sohel Uddin and Alastair Jamieson, NBC News
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House OKs ban after 20th week - Northwest Arkansas News

Northwest Arkansas News
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., the main sponsor of the House abortion bill who last week said rape rarely resulted in pregnancy but who later modified his remarks, stayed out of debate on the bill Tuesday. Print item · E-mail  ... Read more
Published:40 minutes ago
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Karzai suspends security talks with US; Taliban rockets kill 4 Americans - Washington Post

Washington Post
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended negotiations with Washington over a security agreement that would regulate the presence of U.S. troops here beyond 2014, apparently angered by the U.S.-backed initiative to start formal  ... Read more
Published:45 minutes ago
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Serena Williams causes stir over Steubenville comments

Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."The comment is made in one paragraph of a lengthy story posted online Tuesday about Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam title winner who is ranked No. 1 heading into Wimbledon, which starts next week.Two players from the cel... Read more
Published:49 minutes ago
Author:The Associated Press
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Michael Hastings' death remains under investigation - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
Authorities are continuing to sort out the details of an auto accident that apparently claimed the life of award-winning journalist Michael Hastings. The death of the 33-year-old Hastings was announced by his employer, BuzzFeed, which said he died in a Los  ... Read more
Published:1 hour ago
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Accused Cleveland kidnapper to appear at pre-trial hearing - Reuters

Reuters
By Kim Palmer. CLEVELAND | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:03am EDT. CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A former Cleveland school-bus driver accused of holding three women captive in his home and torturing them for a decade is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-trial  ... Read more
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In Berlin, Obama to call for reduction in nuclear arms - USA TODAY

USA TODAY
BERLIN — President Barack Obama is expected to use his speech at the iconic Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday to renew calls for a reduction in nuclear weapons. It is not the first time the president has called for a reduction in stockpiles, but by addressing  ... Read more
Published:2 hours ago
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In Berlin, Obama to call for reduction in nuclear arms - USA TODAY

USA TODAY
BERLIN — President Barack Obama is expected to use his speech at the iconic Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday to renew calls for a reduction in nuclear weapons. It is not the first time the president has called for a reduction in stockpiles, but by addressing  ... Read more
Published:2 hours ago
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Feds: NSA surveillance helped thwart NYSE bombing - Fox News

Fox News
And some lawmakers ask for more details about how much access the government has to our phone calls and email accounts. -- -- -- on fox up story live from Washington Kevin what did we learn about that. -- have on content whether it's email phone calls or  ... Read more
Published:3 hours ago
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Feds: NSA surveillance helped thwart NYSE bombing - Fox News

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And some lawmakers ask for more details about how much access the government has to our phone calls and email accounts. -- -- -- on fox up story live from Washington Kevin what did we learn about that. -- have on content whether it's email phone calls or  ... Read more
Published:3 hours ago
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One of US FBI's most wanted nabbed in Mexico - Fresno Bee

Fresno Bee
CANCUN, Mexico — Mexican authorities have arrested a former university professor who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Prosecutor Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres said Walter Lee Williams, 64,  ... Read more
Published:4 hours ago
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NFL Star's Home Searched After Killing - ABC News

ABC News
Investigators searched the North Attleborough home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez today following the killing of a man police call an "associate" of Hernandez, ABC News has learned. Massachusetts State Police and prosecutors arrived  ... Read more
Published:4 hours ago
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Bill Ayers wants Obama tried for war crimes - Waynesville Daily Guide (blog)

Waynesville Daily Guide (blog)
Bill Ayers [above] believes President Obama should be put on trial for war crimes at The Hague, the Weather Underground co-founder told Real Clear Politics in an interview posted Tuesday. Ayers told the website he “absolutely” believed the president was  ... Read more
Published:Yesterday
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IRS manager says tea party groups not politically targeted - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — An Internal Revenue Service manager who described himself as a "conservative Republican" told congressional investigators that no one in the agency's Cincinnati office was trying to target tea party organizations for political reasons,  ... Read more
Published:Yesterday
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G-8 Agenda: Syria, Corporate Taxes & Europe' Economy - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
President Barack Obama is off to Northern Ireland's Lough Erne resort for a summit with the leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations. Three agenda items stand out. None involve Asia. There's always one pressing issue overshadowing the heavily  ... Read more
Published:Yesterday
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