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How to pretend you're Canadian
CNN - 1 Jul 2013 06:59
Flag-jacking isn't enough. Here's some advice on how Americans can fake being Canadian.
Photos: Selena Gomez Preps for the Fourth
ABC News - 1 Jul 2013 15:49
Selena Gomez rocked the stage as she performed for a small crowd at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J.
Floating Power Plant Proposed For New York City
Forbes - 1 Jul 2013 21:33China Accuses U.S. of Hypocrisy On Cyberattacks
Time - 1 Jul 2013 07:05
Does the U.S. have two sets of rules when it comes to cyber-spying?
Cairo Protesters Demand New Egyptian Revolution
Time - 1 Jul 2013 07:05
Hundreds of thousands urge President Mohamed Morsi to step down after just one year in office
Snowden's Fate Is Up to Russia, Ecuador Says
The New York Times - 1 Jul 2013 03:56
President Rafael Correa said Sunday that while there were weighty arguments for granting asylum to the fugitive American intelligence leaker Edward J. Snowden, it was up to Russia to decide what happens to him.
China's Pres Xi: GDP No Longer The Measure Of Success
Forbes - 1 Jul 2013 23:58Kyra Sedgwick Slices Off Fingertip
ABC News - 1 Jul 2013 23:40
Kyra Sedgwick is on the mend after she accidentally sliced off the tip of her finger while chopping greens. Her husband, Kevin Bacon, 54, posted photos of his wife's injury, writing, "Kale isn't always healthy ... if you...
New Details on Apple's iWatch Emerge
ABC News - 1 Jul 2013 17:35
Apple has filed for an 'iWatch' trademark as iPhone 5S release date rumors swirl.
Egyptian army sets 48-hour ultimatum
BBC - 1 Jul 2013 17:05
Egypt's army gives rival parties 48 hours to resolve the country's political crisis after massive rallies demanding Islamist President Mohammed Morsi leave power.
'Hilarious' Airline Complaint Letter Making Internet Rounds
ABC News - 1 Jul 2013 16:35
Most airline complaint letters are so filled with rage and tales of woe, it's hard to see any humor in the situation. But that's not the case with a letter written to LIAT, a small airline serving 21 destinations in the ...
The Banality of Butter: What Hannah Arendt Can Tell Us About Paula Deen
The Atlantic Wire - 1 Jul 2013 15:47
Hannah Arendt was perhaps the first to write coherently about the trouble communities have in seeing the world as being something other than what they have been conditioned to see -- without any kind of cultural empathy....
200 homes destroyed in blaze that killed 19
Boston - 1 Jul 2013 08:11
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) -- A wildfire that killed 19 firefighters in Arizona also destroyed an estimated 200 homes in a central Arizona community.
Colombian rebels 'in merger talks'
BBC - 1 Jul 2013 23:55
Colombia's largest armed groups say they have discussed their 'unification process', as peace talks between the government and Farc rebels resume.
Alison Grimes Is Ready for Whac-a-Mole with Mitch McConnell in 2014 (and Now)
The Atlantic Wire - 1 Jul 2013 23:48
With Monday's announcement that the Kentucky Secretary of State will run against the Senator, the most unexpectedly engrossing Senate race in the country will only get more interesting. And then McConnell will probably w...
GAO: Big Companies Paid A 12.6% Effective Federal Income Tax Rate
Forbes - 1 Jul 2013 23:48Portugal finance minister quits
Al Jazeera English - 1 Jul 2013 23:48
Resignation of Vitor Gaspar comes amid rising social discontent over austerity measures.
Deadly attack strikes Iraq mosque
BBC - 1 Jul 2013 23:44
A suicide bomb attack targeting a Shia mosque kills at least 22 people in a town north-east of Iraq's capital on Monday, police say.
Edward Snowden breaks silence to threaten new U.S. leaks
Reuters - 1 Jul 2013 23:42
LONDON
Suicide bomber kills 22 in Iraqi Shi'ite mosque
Reuters - 1 Jul 2013 23:41
MUQDADIYA, Iraq
ArtsBeat: You Had Me at 'Bigger Alligators'
The New York Times - 1 Jul 2013 22:04
Times readers pitch summer blockbusters featuring karate teamwork, "deutronium bombs," Nicolas Cage and more.
Is U.S. too late for trade?
CNN - 1 Jul 2013 16:04
President Obama hopes that his trip to Africa will help boost trade, but is it too late? CNN's Nima Elbagir reports