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Immigration fight changes Arizona, groups say

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(CNN) -- The biggest change in Arizona since the state adopted a tough immigration enforcement policy two years ago has been a more tolerant climate for immigrants, representatives from several groups said Monday.
Brewer: 'Heart' of immigration law proven constitutional
Ruling on Arizona immigration to have mixed impact on laws in other states
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Turkish Border Is Crucial Link in Syrian Conflict

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ANTAKYA, Turkey - The onetime ragtag militias of the Syrian opposition are developing into a more effective fighting force with the help of an increasingly sophisticated network of activists here in southern Turkey that is smuggling crucial supplies ...
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High Court Bars Mandatory Life Terms For Juveniles

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The US Supreme Court has struck down state and federal laws that impose a mandatory sentence of life without parole on juveniles convicted of murder.
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Lochte bests Phelps; both make London

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Phelps, though, has put himself in position to go for another gaudy number: eight gold medals at the London Olympics. Lochte won his latest showdown with the winningest Olympian ever, beating Phelps for the first time in the 400-meter individual medley ...
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Microsoft Enters Office Socializing With a $1.2 Billion Purchase

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David Sacks, chief executive of Yammer.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg NewsDavid Sacks, chief executive of Yammer. Plenty of people goof off at the office by checking their Facebook accounts.
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Israel Reacts With Caution After Islamist Wins in Egypt

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By JOSHUA MITNICK Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, with gray beard, celebrates in Gaza beneath a poster of Egypt's Morsi. TEL AVIV—Israel fears that the victory of Islamist Mohammed Morsi in Egypt's presidential election is likely to erode the ...
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Cyprus applies for EU aid

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NICOSIA: Cyprus became on Monday the fifth euro zone country to seek financial assistance from the European Union's rescue funds, announcing it was applying for a bailout for its banking sector hit by exposure to the crisis in Greece.
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Just Passing Through, Putin Consults With Israeli Leaders on Syria and Iran

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JERUSALEM - President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia conferred with Israeli leaders on Monday during a 24-hour visit that juxtaposed the much improved ties between the countries with their sharp differences, chief among them the Iranian nuclear program.
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Tropical Storm Debby Soaks Florida's Gulf Coast

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by AP TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Practically parked off Florida's Gulf Coast since the weekend, Tropical Storm Debby raked the Tampa Bay area with high wind and heavy rain Monday in a drenching that could top 2 feet over the next few days and trigger ...
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Wildfires leave Colorado tourism high and dry

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On Monday FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to fight the fires in Colorado that are burning across the state. The most recent fire, in Colorado Springs, resulted in 11000 evacuations over the weekend.
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Rising new home sales point to a strengthening housing market

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Sales of newly built single-family homes rose to their highest level in more than two years last month, adding to evidence that the US housing market is on the mend and no longer dragging down the broader national recovery.
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Stocks Tumble on European Jitters

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- US stocks fell Monday as investors lowered their expectations for a key summit of European Union leaders later this week.
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Moody's cuts Spanish banks on sovereign downgrade

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| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service on Monday downgraded the long-term debt and deposit ratings for 28 Spanish banks and two issuer ratings, following on the heels of a cut to Spain's sovereign rating to just above junk status earlier this ...
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Soros:Germany must change its "can't do" attitude - FT

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| LONDON (Reuters) - Germany must change its "can't do" policy against immediately forging a consolidated European fiscal and banking union, or risk becoming "the centre of an empire" responsible for the euro zone's collapse, US billionaire George ...
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Obama criticizes Romney's 'outsourcing' jobs

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By KEN THOMAS, AP - 1 minute ago BOSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama, campaigning in Mitt Romney's backyard, criticized his Republican rival anew Monday for what his re-election campaign says is a record of shipping American jobs overseas.
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Rep. Charles Rangel faces the most serious primary of his 42-year ...

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Two incumbents face peril on Tuesday, when voters in five states - New York, Colorado, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah - cast ballots in House primaries.
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Facebook replaces users' e-mails with site-specific address

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Facebook has done it again - alienated some of its 900 million members by making unannounced changes to the social network. The latest kerfuffle is over Facebook's decision to replace the personal e-mail addresses on a user's profile page with an ...
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Facebook email change ignites new user uproar

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By Josh Peterson - The Daily Caller FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2011 file photo, a magnifying glass is posed over a monitor displaying a Facebook page in Munich.
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'Bachelorette' Emily picks her final four hometown guys

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By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY "I am so happy to be here in Prague," says Emily Maynard, opening Monday's Bachelorette show.
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Wimbledon: Venus Williams defeated in first round

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WIMBLEDON, England -- Looking lethargic, and rarely showing the power game that carried her to five Wimbledon titles, Venus Williams departed from the tournament meekly Monday with a 6-1, 6-3 loss to 79th-ranked Elena Vesnina of Russia.
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With Tiebreak Rules Clear, Sprinters Now Have Days to Decide

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EUGENE, Ore. - Track officials hastily convened a meeting at the Hilton Hotel here Saturday night to determine how to deal with a seemingly unprecedented problem.
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MLB Suspends Byrd 50 Games

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Major League Baseball suspended outfielder Marlon Byrd for 50 games Monday after he tested positive for Tamoxifen, which can reduce side effects of steroid use and increase testosterone.
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White Sox 3rd baseman has something to prove

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MINNEAPOLIS - You couldn't have blamed Kevin Youkilis if he wanted a little time to collect himself. But baseball doesn't work like that, not during the 162-game marathon.
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'Twisted Light' Beams Data at a Staggering 2.56 Terabits Per Second

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By Damon Poeter How would you like to be able to download a feature film onto your smartphone in a single second? How about 70 movies in a blink of an eye?
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Where's Mars? Look for the moon first.

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Less than four months ago, Mars shone much brighter than today. Now spotting the Red Planet requires guideposts, such as the moon.
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US East Coast a "hot spot" for sea level rise: study

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By Deborah Zabarenko | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sea levels from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod are rising at a faster pace than anywhere on Earth, making coastal cities and wetlands in this densely-populated US corridor possibly more vulnerable to flooding ...
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Know your BMI: Docs urged to screen for obesity

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By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Body mass index signals if you're overweight, obese or just right considering your height. Some doctors have begun calling it a vital sign, as crucial to monitor as blood pressure.
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Moderate exercise tied to lower breast cancer risk: study

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| June 26 (Reuters) - Women who exercise moderately may be less likely than their inactive peers to develop breast cancer after menopause, according to a US study.
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Blood donors sought as summer sets in

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -
By Aisha Qidwae of the Journal Sentinel The American Red Cross appealed to donors of all blood types after a decline of 10%, or 500000 pints, of donated blood in June to meet the need of 3000 hospitals it serves nationwide.

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