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Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky convicted of child sex abuse

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BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years, a scandal that shook the storied football program to its core and caused the university to fire legendary ...
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Turkey says Syria downed its plane

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BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Turkey says its air force jet that disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea Friday, was shot down by Syria.
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Monsignor found guilty of child endangerment

Pittsburgh Post Gazette -
Monsignor William Lynn arrives for the verdict reading Friday for the clergy sex-abuse trial of two Archdiocese of Philadelphia priests.
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No love for Heat, LeBron James

Boston Herald -
By Steve Bulpett There is an uneasiness in the basketball heartland. There is, outside of south Florida, a muted reply to the new NBA champions.
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Supreme Court Decision Looms; How to Trade the Obamacare Ruling

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By Benzinga.com Next week, the Supreme Court is expected to make its final ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare.
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Tesla CEO sees EVs being as popular as gas-powered cars

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By Poornima Gupta | FREMONT, Calif, June 22 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk, an entrepreneur known for his outsized ambition, on Friday made a stunning forecast: battery-powered cars will likely match the internal combustion ...
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Standoff hardens in Egypt between military and Islamists as protesters throng ...

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CAIRO - A showdown between the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's ruling military council escalated Friday, as the generals chided the group for claiming victory in last weekend's presidential runoff election and the Islamist candidate pledged defiance.
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Paraguay Swears in Franco After President Lugo Impeached

Businessweek -
By John Quigley on June 23, 2012 Paraguay's Senate impeached President Fernando Lugo for allegedly encouraging land seizures and fomenting violence, in a move condemned by his allies in Venezuela and Ecuador as a near coup.
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$550000 collected for bullied bus monitor

Fort Worth Star Telegram -
By Rik Stevens AP The fund originally set up to buy Karen Klein a simple vacation sailed past $550000 on Friday as the story of the bullied school-bus monitor circulated on the Internet, tugging at heartstrings across the globe.
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Ex-Tampa Bay area principal charged in fatal rampage; fired 5 years ago over ...

Washington Post -
LEALMAN, Fla. - A former Tampa Bay-area middle school principal who lost his job over a drug arrest five years ago went on a rampage Friday, stabbing several people - killing at least two - and then driving his car into a crowded porch before attacking ...
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Pelosi scolds GOP for inaction on transportation

San Francisco Chronicle -
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, in her hometown Friday, slammed House Republicans for focusing on Attorney General Eric Holder while failing to deliver key transportation legislation as she touted a federal grant for the Mission Bay neighborhood ...
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Last Rescued Climber Leaves Mount Rainier

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The last of four Waco, Texas, climbers rescued on Mount Rainier in an effort that cost a ranger his life walked down off the Washington peak on Friday while blizzard conditions high on the mountain delayed efforts to retrieve the body.
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Europe's Big Four Agree on Growth Boost, Split on Bonds

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel resisted pressure on Friday for common euro zone bonds or a more flexible use of Europe's rescue funds but agreed with leaders of France, Italy and Spain on a 130 billion euro ($156 billion) package to revive growth.
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A Sober New Reality in Credit Downgrades for Banks

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Moody's downgraded 15 big banks, noting the changing nature of their Wall Street operations.Mark Lennihan/Associated PressMoody's downgraded 15 big banks, noting the changing nature of their Wall Street operations.
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Banks' stocks gain despite cut in credit ratings

San Francisco Chronicle -
The stock market bounced back Friday, a day after suffering its second-worst loss this year. Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other big lenders posted solid gains even though many of them had their credit ratings cut the day before.
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DBRS keeps Spain, Ireland sweating on rating cuts

Reuters -
| FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Credit rating agency DBRS said on Friday it would decide by late August whether or not to cut its ratings of Spain and Ireland below the crucial A threshold, a move that could substantially raise the cost of funding for the two ...
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Romney's Bain Capital invested in companies that moved jobs overseas

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Mitt Romney's financial company, Bain Capital, invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India.
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Generous donors get to rub shoulders with Romney at Utah retreat

Los Angeles Times -
More than 700 top fundraisers and donors to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign descended upon a Utah mountain resort Friday for a private retreat with the candidate and top GOP leaders, part of a meticulous strategy by the Republican candidate to woo ...
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Facebook ads make their way to Zynga's site

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Anyone smell an advertising network? The social network displays its sponsored stories on someone else's site for the first time.
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Judge blocks Apple in Google smartphone war

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By Dan Levine and Jessica Dye (Reuters) - A US judge on Friday ruled that Apple Inc cannot pursue an injunction against Google's Motorola Mobility unit, effectively ending a key case for the iPhone maker in the smartphone patent wars.
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Microsoft re-Surfaces

Boston Herald -
By Jessica Van Sack Microsoft is attempting to lay the groundwork for a resurgence, announcing its biggest strategy shifts since Windows 95 in a do-or-die effort to stem Apple's mobile dominance.
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Page Said to Tell Google Staff 'Nothing Seriously Wrong With Me'

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By Brian Womack on June 23, 2012 Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Page, who is avoiding speaking in public, told employees “there is nothing seriously wrong with me” in an e-mail, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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BRAVE (PG) Brave (PG)

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(LR) Lord Macintosh and his son, Young Macintosh; Merida, Wee Dingwall and his father, Lord Dingwall; Lord MacGuffin and his son, Young MacGuffin; Queen Elinor and King Fergus.
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'Vampire Hunter' Abe

San Francisco Chronicle -
This film image released by 20th Century Fox shows Benjamin Walker portraying Abraham Lincoln, left, and Dominic Cooper portraying Henry Sturgis in a scene from "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
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Nail Yakupov goes No. 1 to Oilers

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AP PITTSBURGH -- Nail Yakupov is ready to live with the pressure of being a No. 1 pick. On the night he was chosen first in the NHL draft he had to share the spotlight when the host Pittsburgh Penguins traded popular forward Jordan Staal to the ...
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Maynard tops Guida at UFC on FX 4

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Gray Maynard (right) bounced back from the first loss of his MMA career with a win over Clay Guida in Atlantic City. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (AP) -- Waiting for the decision, Gray Maynard smacked himself on each side of the face a few times to rile up the ...
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Mets Make Opening Statement Hold Up

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New York Times -
Because of an ill-considered comment by Frank Francisco, the Mets' shaky closer, there was a heightened sense of drama in the ninth inning at Citi Field on Friday.
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Germany beats Greece, reaches Euro 2012 semifinals | Soccer

The Seattle Times -
Germany scored three second-half goals to reach the European Championship semifinals for a record seventh time, beating Greece 4-2 Friday in Gdansk, Poland.
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Kepler Telescope discovers another amazing planet, says NASA

The Bunsen Burner -
NASA's Kepler space telescope has spotted two planets engaged in an odd dance with each other, say scientists, a finding that is a first for the US space organization and astronomers everywhere.
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How Alan Turing set the rules for computing

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By Joab Jackson IDG News Service - On Saturday, British mathematician Alan Turing would have turned 100 years old. It is barely fathomable to think that none of the computing power surrounding us today was around when he was born.
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Baby's Tumor Removed in Womb

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Tammy Gonzalez looked back and forth between the ultrasound monitor and the technician's terrified stare. "Is that on me or the baby?
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ACA Medicaid expansion would cost $2B through 2019

Pennsylvania Independent -
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG - Should the US Supreme Court approve the constitutionality of the Medicaid requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pennsylvania faces around $2 billion in extra costs in the first ...

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