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Instant View: Mexico poised for change of government |

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| MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's old rulers claimed victory in a presidential election on Sunday after an official quick count showed their candidate Enrique Pena Nieto was primed to restore to power a party that dominated the country for most of the ...
Pena Nieto Claims Win in Mexico Election as PRI Returns to Power
Peña Nieto projected winner in Mexican presidential vote
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East Coast storm leaves millions without power in a heat wave

Detroit Free Press -
WASHINGTON -- Utility crews untangled downed power lines and tree limbs Sunday, working to restore electricity for millions of people facing a second day of 100-degree temperatures without modern conveniences such as air-conditioning and refrigeration.
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Evacuee: Colorado wildfire's destructive aftermath is 'kind of like the ...

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Fire-destroyed homes are seen in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, where hundreds of residents were given an eight-hour window to visit their properties on Sunday, July 1. Fire-destroyed homes are seen in the Mountain Shadows ...
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Nation + world: Spain dominates Italy in European Championship final for 2nd ...

Detroit Free Press -
SOCCER Spain swept to a majestic 4-0 victory over Italy in the European Championship final on Sunday, retaining its title and extending its reign as the best team in world soccer.
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Star power at 2012 BET Awards

Los Angeles Times -
During Sunday's live telecast of the 2012 BET Awards, anticipation reigned, with questions filling Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium.
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Libor scandal claims Barclays chairman

Financial Times -
By Mark Wembridge Marcus Agius has confirmed that he will step down as chairman of Barclays, and said that the scandal involving price-fixing of interbank lending rates had dealt “a devastating blow” to the crisis-hit bank.
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Thousands protest Hong Kong's China-fication

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Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded Hong Kong's streets Sunday, shortly after the city's new chief executive was sworn in during a ceremony with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to ...
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Attacks on Kenyan churches kill 17

Reuters India -
By James Macharia | NAIROBI (Reuters) - Masked assailants launched simultaneous gun and grenade raids on two churches in a Kenyan town on Sunday, killing at least 17 people in the worst attack in the country since Kenya sent troops into Somalia to ...
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Mali Says Rebel Tomb Desecration a War Crime

Voice of America -
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned Islamist rebels in northern Mali that their systematic destruction of revered Muslim tombs in Timbuktu is a war crime, which her office has authority to investigate.
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Syrian opposition rejects international peace initiative

Telegraph.co.uk -
An international peace initiative to end the crisis in Syria collapsed within hours of its adoption on Sunday after the country's opposition branded it a "mockery" and vowed to keep fighting.
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Morsi sworn in as Egypt's president

Xinhua -
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Mohammed Morsi was sworn in as Egypt's first civilian, democratically elected president, in Cairo on Saturday.
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As details of Sandusky case fade, the lessons must be remembered

NewsOK.com -
OVER the next few years when the legal wrangling is finished, the name of Jerry Sandusky will fade a bit from public memory. Sure, people will remember that he molested vulnerable children.
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Sunday Storms Kill Three

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PITT COUNTY, BEAUFORT COUNTY NC– Storms that swept across the east Sunday killed three people. Seventy-seven-year-old William Henry Adams was killed when a barn collapsed on him as he was moving a four-wheeler into it.
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GLOBAL ECONOMY-Slump in export orders hits Asian factories

Reuters -
* Exports orders falling in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan * PMIs fall across Asia to multi-month lows, except India * More domestically focused India sees PMI rise * EU and US to issue purchasing managers' data Monday By Koh Gui Qing BEIJING, ...
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Emerging Stocks Rise to 1-Week High on China Data, Europe

Bloomberg -
Emerging-market stocks rose to the highest level in more than a week as better-than-estimated data from China and South Korea and measures by Europe's leaders to stem the debt crisis eased concern global growth is slowing.
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Euro slips on profit-taking ahead of ECB meet

MarketWatch -
By Michael Kitchen, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - The euro pared back some of its gains from last Friday's monster rally, with investors beginning to position for the European Central Bank (ECB) policy decision later this week.
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All work, little pay for Icahn in Amylin

Chicago Tribune -
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It took Carl Icahn four years, a bitter proxy fight and litigation to make an estimated 22 percent return on Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. He could have made about the same amount of money had he just bought a basket of healthcare ...
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Campaigns raising money off Supreme Court Obamacare decision

Chicago Sun-Times -
Finally, something every hot-blooded partisan can agree on. President Barack Obama, rival Mitt Romney and other Republicans and Democrats are raising money off the Supreme Court Obamacare decision.
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Murdoch Dissatisfied With "Weak" Romney, Allies Say

BuzzFeed -
Before venting on Twitter, the News Corp. chairman grumbled behind the scenes. A particular irritant: Immigration. Rupert Murdoch's vote of no confidence in Mitt Romney's campaign for president is the latest sign, three people who speak to Murdoch told ...
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Apple Pays US$60M for IPad Trademark in China

PCWorld -
By Michael Kan, IDG News Apple has agreed to pay US$60 million for ownership of the iPad trademark in China, as part of a settlement with a little-known Chinese firm called Proview that had tried to ban sales of the tablet in the country, according to ...
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Samsung Seeks Stay on Injunction Against Galaxy Nexus

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By John Ribeiro, IDG News Samsung Electronics asked a US federal court over the weekend for a temporary stay on its preliminary injunction on the sale of the Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the US, pending the company's appeal.
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'Ted,' 'Magic Mike' have a record weekend for R-rated movies

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Los Angeles Times -
"Magic Mike" was undressed by "Ted" at the box office this weekend, as the movie about a debauched teddy bear dominated ticket sales at the multiplex.
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Creepy crew reportedly from Church of Scientology keeping tabs on Katie Holmes ...

New York Daily News -
Actress Katie Holmes and her 6-year-old daughter were lying low Sunday in their new Manhattan apartment as a creepy crew reportedly from the Church of Scientology watched their every move.
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The Amazing Spider-Man Is Already A Hit Overseas

Cinema Blend -
Here in the US, the weekend's big box office story is Ted and Magic Mike, both of which had much better weekends than anybody expected, with Ted even setting new records for R-rated comedies.
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Mad man Alec reveals sick & twisted murder fantasies

New York Post -
By JEANE MACINTOSH Alec Baldwin may have kept his roiling temper at bay during his weekend wedding - but he admits he fantasizes about violently offing his enemies.
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Tiger Woods passes Jack Nicklaus with 74th PGA Tour win

Detroit Free Press -
Tiger Woods tees off the first hole Sunday on his way to a 2-under-par 69 and his second victory in the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club.
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Jamaican Blake beats Bolt for 2nd time in 3 days

San Francisco Chronicle -
AP In a result that can no longer be considered a surprise, Yohan Blake beat Usain Bolt in the 200 meters at Jamaican Olympic trials Sunday in Kingston, finishing in 19.80 seconds to edge the world-record holder by 0.03.
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Another 8-race program for Phelps

FOXSports.com -
Michael Phelps talks after Sunday's action in Omaha. Plus hear from his coach, Bob Bowman. Michael Phelps' Olympic program is set.
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UCF's Jordan arrested after Omaha hotel fracas

SI.com -
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Central Florida basketball player Marcus Jordan, the son of former NBA great Michael Jordan, was arrested in Omaha early Sunday following a disturbance outside a downtown hotel.
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Spacecraft carrying space station astronauts lands safely in Kazakhstan

Fox News -
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man multinational crew touched down safely Sunday on the southern steppes of Kazakhstan, bringing an end to their 193-day mission to the International Space Station.
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Severe Sleep Loss Affects Immune System Like Physical Stress Does

Medical News Today -
Sleep deprivation and physical stress have similar effects on the immune system of human beings, researchers from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom reported in the journal SLEEP.
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White House: Sorry, Roberts, Obamacare mandate is a penalty, not a tax

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ABC News -
The White House argued on Friday that the individual mandate at the heart of Obamacare is a penalty, not a tax, contradicting the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling a day earlier upholding the historic health care law.

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