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Egypt Islamists claim presidency |

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By Marwa Awad and Yasmine Saleh | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood claimed on Monday that its candidate had won the country's first free presidential election, defeating Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister and ending 60 years of rule by ...
Islamist Claims Victory In Egypt President Vote
Egypt Islamists claim election victory, army grabs powers
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Rodney King, whose beating led to LA riots, dies

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By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP - 1 minute ago LOS ANGELES (AP) - Just a few months ago, Rodney King was once again the center of attention as the world checked back in on the man whose videotaped beating by police sparked one of the nation's worst race riots ...
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China Achieves First Manned Space Docking

Wall Street Journal -
By BRIAN SPEGELE BEIJING—China successfully achieved its first manned space docking, an important step in the country's quest to launch a space station by around 2020.
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Romney, Obama expected to make pitches for Hispanic vote in immigration speeches

Chicago Sun-Times -
BY LYNN SWEET Twitter: @lynnsweet June 17, 2012 9:08PM Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, sits with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, during a campaign stop at K's Hamburger Shop on ...
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Harper, G20 leaders to focus on eurozone woes

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other world leaders at a meeting of the world's 20 most important economies can breathe a little easier after a political party that favours staying in the eurozone came in first in Greece's national elections Sunday.
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'Iran was involved in bomb plots on Israeli envoys'

Jerusalem Post -
By JPOST.COM STAFF Multinational investigation produces evidence that Iran was behind planned attack in India, Thailand, Georgia 'The Guardian' reports.
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Moment of Truth Looms for France as Hollande Turns to Governing

Bloomberg -
For French President Francois Hollande, now comes the hard part. In the weeks since his election on May 6, Hollande, 57, unveiled populist measures, delivering for his Socialist Party a parliamentary majority in yesterday's legislative elections.
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Crown prince's death vexes Saudis

Asia Times Online -
By Sami Moubayed DAMASCUS - Saudi Arabia has lost its second crown prince in less than a year with the death on Saturday of Prince Nayef Bin Abdul-Aziz, the powerful half-brother of King Abdullah.
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Colorado fire crews battle heat, wind, looting

San Francisco Chronicle -
Denver -- Crews in northern Colorado faced powerful winds Sunday as they battled a blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes. Local authorities also focused on a new concern - looting.
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UPDATE 1-Alaska standoff ends after suspect shoots self

Chicago Tribune -
(Recasts with suspect's suicide) ANCHORAGE, Alaska June 17 (Reuters) - An armed standoff in the northwest Alaska community of Kotzebue ended late Sunday when an armed suspect who allegedly shot and wounded two Alaska State Troopers, turned his gun on ...
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Spain's Mariano Rajoy and Italy's Mario Monti welcome Greek vote result

Economic Times -
MILAN/MADRID: Leaders of Italy and Spain, two countries at the centre of contagion fears in the euro zone debt crisis, on Monday welcomed the Greek election result as good news for Europe.
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India Stock Futures Gain on Rate-Cut Forecast, Greece

Bloomberg -
India's stocks, bonds and rupee dropped, reversing an earlier advance, after the central bank unexpectedly left interest rates unchanged.
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Slump in China house prices broader, deeper

MarketWatch -
By Chris Oliver, MarketWatch HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - Chinese new-home prices fell in May from a year earlier in 54 cities, compared with declines in 43 cities in April, according to statistics-bureau data released Monday.
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Romney campaigns with grandchildren

Boston.com -
TROY, Ohio—Mitt Romney is focusing on his grandchildren on Father's Day, bringing three of them to talk to the reporters traveling on his campaign plane.
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Romney looks to build on GOP gains in Wisconsin

Seattle Post Intelligencer -
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - Mitt Romney is looking to capitalize on a big Republican victory in Wisconsin as he visits the state for the first time since GOP Gov.
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Ron Paul's army may have a loud voice at GOP convention

Los Angeles Times -
DES MOINES - Rick Santorum narrowly won January's Iowa caucuses, and future Republican nominee Mitt Romney finished a close second.
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Let's Hope Microsoft's Kindle Fire Competitor–Assuming It Exists–Isn'ta Kin

TIME -
By Harry McCracken | @harrymccracken | June 18, 2012 | + Bill Gates demonstrates a Tablet PC--probably bearing little resemblance to whatever Microsoft is announcing on Monday--to attendees of the Newspaper Association of America's conference on April ...
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US's IBM supercomputer overtakes Japan's Fujitsu as world's fastest

BBC News -
By Naveena Kottoor Technology reporter, BBC News IBM's Sequoia has taken the top spot on the list of the world's fastest supercomputers for the US.
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Madagascar 3 still most wanted at US box office

BBC News -
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted has held on to the top spot at the US box office, according to early estimates. The animated sequel took $35.5m (£22.6m) in its second weekend on release, keeping Sir Ridley Scott's Prometheus at number two again.
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Jack Osbourne Says He Has Multiple Sclerosis

ABC News -
New father Jack Osbourne is facing a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. The former reality star and son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne revealed his health crisis in an interview with People released Sunday.
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'True Blood' season 5, episode 2 recap: Because the Bible tells me so

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -
By Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger HBOLafayette (Nelsan Ellis) has second thoughts about turning the mortally-wounded Tara into a vampire.
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A Victim of Chris Brown and Drake Bar Fight Threatens to Sue

AceShowbiz -
The woman, who received 12 stitches on her arm, has hired a lawyer to gather evidence for a possible criminal complaint. Another victim of the nasty bar fight between Chris Brown and Drake has spoken out.
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Webb Simpson shot 68-68 on the weekend to win his first career major title by ...

SI.com -
SAN FRANCISCO -- Your new US Open champion is a 26-year-old father of one with another on the way. He admits to a weakness for Bojangles biscuits and fried chicken, inspired the USGA to change one of the Rules of Golf, and missed his last two cuts ...
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Germany, Portugal make Euro quarters

Philadelphia Inquirer -
Germany advanced to the European Championship quarterfinals without playing brilliantly. But after grinding out its third straight victory with a 2-1 win over Denmark on Sunday in Lviv, Ukraine, Germany finished on top of a group that didn't end up ...
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Red Sox down Cubs

Chicago Tribune -
Chicago, IL - Fighting back to the majors for the first time since 2010 after a lengthy absence due to shoulder and neck surgeries, 24- year-old Ryan Kalish finally got his opportunity just hours before Boston's interleague series finale against the ...
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Earnhardt Jr.'s win caps career revival

MiamiHerald.com -
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. had finally reached Victory Lane again, ending one of the longest stretches between wins in Sprint Cup history.
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Air Force space vehicle comes in for a landing

Air Force Link -
by Tech. Sgt. Julie Weckerlein 6/16/2012 - WASHNGTON (AFNS) -- The Air Force's unmanned, reusable space plane landed in the early morning of June 16 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
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Ancient Antarctica was warmer and wetter

TG Daily -
Antarctica was once as warm as Iceland - warm enough for vegetation and even trees to thrive, a new study has found. An examination of plant leaf wax remnants in sediment core samples taken from beneath the Ross Ice Shelf has shown that summer ...
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Woman with flesh-eating disease refusing pain medications

USA TODAY -
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating disease is refusing to take pain medications during some procedures, partly because of her personal convictions, her father said.
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Vitamin D plus calcium tied to longer life: study

Reuters -
(Reuters) - Older people who take vitamin D and calcium supplements may live a bit longer than their peers, according to an international review of several studies covering more than 70000 people.

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