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Millions without power brace for intense heat after storms cause outages, kill ...

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WASHINGTON - Millions across the mid-Atlantic region sweltered in the aftermath of violent storms that pummeled the eastern US with high winds and downed trees, killing at least 13 people and leaving 3 million without power during a heat wave.
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Assad's fate unclear in world powers' Syria plan

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By Tom Miles and Stephanie Nebehay | GENEVA (Reuters) - World powers struck an agreement that a transitional government should be set up in Syria to end the conflict there but they remained at odds over what part President Bashar al-Assad might play in ...
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Ruling ups support for Obama healthcare, still unpopular

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By Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voter support for President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul rose after the US Supreme Court upheld it but most people still oppose the law, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Sunday.
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Phelps wins again, but Lochte has more impressive night at trials

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Michael Phelps (left) has won two of the three head-to-head matchups with Ryan Lochte at the trials. OMAHA -- It may have been Michael Phelps's 27th birthday, but it was the sellout crowd of 14335 at Omaha's CenturyLink Center that got a treat on ...
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Mexicans Go to Polls as Pena Nieto Looks to Return PRI to Power

Businessweek -
By Eric Martin and Nacha Cattan on July 01, 2012 Mexicans head to the polls today with presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto looking to return the once-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party to power after a 12-year hiatus.
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Seattle outlasts Red Sox in 11 innings 3-2

Boston Herald -
By AP SEATTLE - Chone Figgins' sacrifice fly in the 11th inning was deep enough for Dustin Ackley to beat Cody Ross' throw to the plate and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox [team stats] 3-2 on Saturday night.
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Egypt, no longer the country we knew

Haaretz -
New president Mohammed Morsi must deliver on his election promises, such as giving the people social justice and freedom, while keeping the Muslim Brotherhood happy and the army at bay.
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Timbuktu world heritage site attacked by Islamists

The Guardian -
Islamists armed with Kalashnikovs and pick-axes have destroyed the centuries-old mausoleums of saints in the Unesco-listed city of Timbuktu in front of shocked locals, witnesses say.
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Protests as Chinese president visits Hong Kong for handoff anniversary

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Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hong Kong protesters took to the streets Sunday as Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the former British colony to mark the 15th anniversary of its return to Beijing rule.
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Former PM Shamir passes away at age 96 in Tel Aviv

Jerusalem Post -
By GIL HOFFMAN Former prime minister Yitzhak Shamir died at the age of 96 on Saturday, at the nursing home in which he lived in Tel Aviv, after a long illness.
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Russian specialists involved in Syria intercepting Turkish jet, sources say

Haaretz -
Diplomatic sources talking to the Sunday Times say Syria shot down the Turkish plane to warn NATO not to intervene in the Syrian conflict.
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Head-on Crash in Wyoming Kills 5, Injures 4

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A car returning from a Boy Scout camp veered into an oncoming lane and slammed head-on into a motorhome Saturday, killing five people and injuring four others, the Wyoming Highway Patrol said.
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National Guard helps patrol Colorado fire damage

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June 30, 2012|Mead Gruver, AP Making gains against the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, crews kept a wary eye on weather Saturday that was becoming warmer and drier as National Guard troops were deployed to help local police get things ...
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Consumer sentiment lowest since December

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - With consumers increasingly concerned about economic conditions, sentiment fell this month to the lowest level since December, according to data released Friday by the University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters.
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1st nuclear reactor to go online since Japan disaster meets with protests ...

Washington Post -
TOKYO - Dozens of protesters shouted and danced at the gate of a nuclear power plant set to restart Sunday, the first to go back online since all of Japan's reactors were shut down for safety checks following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Rush to report US health ruling trips up CNN, Fox

Wall Street Journal -
AP NEW YORK - President Barack Obama worried and Republicans celebrated when they first heard the news. But not so fast: In the split-second rush to report the Supreme Court's health care decision Thursday, CNN and Fox News Channel got it wrong.
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Hillary Clinton attacks Obama in latest Romney ad

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Mitt Romney has enlisted a surprising new surrogate in his effort to challenge President Barack Obama's attacks on his jobs record: Hillary Clinton.
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Apple patent case: Samsung Galaxy Nexus banned in US

BBC News -
A judge in California has blocked US sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphones while the court decides on the firm's patent dispute with Apple.
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Survey OF Effects Of Cloud Outage Shows How Much Of The Web Runs On Amazon

Forbes -
All of the news reports about the Amazon Web Services Outage Friday night mentioned the same few big name companies, Netflix, Pinterest and Instagram.
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Cloud Leaves Some Tech Giants Seeking a Silver Lining

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New York Times -
JUNE 2012 may well go down as the month that the tech world entered a new era. On June 11, Apple showed its next operating system for iPhones and iPads.
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They Do! Alec Baldwin Marries Hilaria Thomas

E! Online -
Alec Baldwin is once again the marrying man. The 30 Rock star, 54, and Hilaria Thomas, 28, tied the knot in front of family and friends Saturday at the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in Manhattan, E! News has learned.
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Separate bedrooms led to Cruise-Holmes divorce

New York Daily News -
Los Angeles, July 1 - What caused Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to separate? Separate bedrooms! Cruise' living quarters were on one side of a large communal area in their lavish apartment here while Katie lived on the other side.
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Box Office Report: 'Ted,' 'Magic Mike' Almost Tie on Friday, Both Wildly ...

Hollywood Reporter -
"Ted" earns $20.2 million, while "Magic Mike" earns $19.4 million; Tyler Perry's "Madea's Witness Protection" does good business with $10.3 million.
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Chris Brown Alludes to Club Brawl, Disses Drake on New Track

E! Online -
And the battle continues... Chris Brown took a break from Twitter to express his feelings toward fellow rapper Drake in his latest track "Game Don't Like," in which he alludes to the infamous WiP club bottle brawl.
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'The Hobbit,' 'Django Unchained,' 'Iron Man 3,' 'Man of Steel' scheduled for ...

Entertainment Weekly -
by Josh Rottenberg Comic-Con devotees know well that Saturday is usually the peak day at the convention, when the density of attendees hits its maximum and the air grows thick with excitement (and body odor).
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US Olympic track and field trials: Allyson Felix leaves no questions in 200 ...

Washington Post -
EUGENE, Ore. - Allyson Felix left no doubts this time. One week after finishing in a third-place tie in the women's 100 meters, Felix blew away the field in the 200 on Saturday at the US Olympic track and field trials, winning with a blistering time of ...
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Yaroslava Shvedova powers through a rare 'golden set' in French Open win

Detroit Free Press -
WIMBLEDON, England -- Absolutely perfect -- 24 points played, 24 points won. Can't be any better than wild-card entry Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan was at the beginning of her third-round match at Wimbledon on Saturday, winning every point in the ...
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De Jonge leads AT&T; Woods one back

Boston.com -
Brendon de Jonge had more birdies than people in his gallery Saturday at the AT&T National to take a one-shot lead over Tiger Woods and two others in Bethesda, Md.
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Keselowski wins Kentucky in a backup car

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Sparta, KY - What a weekend it was for Brad Keselowski at Kentucky Speedway. Keselowski went from crashing his primary vehicle on the opening lap of Friday's first practice session to winning Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race in a backup car at ...
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Agent: Predators D Suter will test NHL free agency

Boston.com -
Don't blink, because you just might miss what few splashes are anticipated to take place in NHL free agency. After Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Suter and potentially New Jersey Devils captain Zach Parise, the list of marquee players expected to ...
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Leap Second on Saturday Will Cause 61-Second Minute

Space.com -
by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist The transition from June to July will be delayed by circumstances beyond everyone's control.
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Space station trio heading back to Earth in Russian capsule

msnbc.com -
Next stop: Earth. Three astronauts cast off from the International Space Station early Sunday for the journey home aboard a Soyuz space capsule, wrapping up a months-long stay at the orbiting outpost.
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Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants - Few Reasons To Carry On Using Them, FDA Panel Says

Medical News Today -
An 18-member panel of experts was asked by the FDA to review metal-on-metal hip implants - on Thursday they said they saw little evidence to recommend surgeons continue using them.
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Intravenous Oxygen Injection For Patients Who Cannot Breathe

Medical News Today -
An injection that delivers oxygen directly into the bloodstream for patients who cannot breathe has been invented by scientists at Boston Children's Hospital, according a report published in Science Translational Medicine.

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