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Veterans commemorate 70th D-Day anniversary
Chicago Tribune - 6 Jun 2014 07:15Alison Sweeney: Why I left 'Days of Our Lives' after 21 years
Fox News - 6 Jun 2014 15:50
Sweeney spoke to FOX411 about her book, leaving the soap and being married to a cop.
Kosovo Power Plant Explosion Causes Damage, Fatalities Feared
IBTimes - 6 Jun 2014 18:30
A large explosion at a power plant in Kosovo on Friday has damaged nearby houses and many are feared dead. The explosion took place at the country's second biggest coal-fired power station, which is located outside the c...
Wearing Disguise, Boko Haram slaughters hundreds
Time - 6 Jun 2014 07:05
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- When men wearing military fatigues and carrying weapons showed up in pickup trucks, villagers thought Nigerian soldiers had finally come to protect them from Boko Haram. MoreOfficials Hail Hero Stud...
North Korea Says It Is Holding an American Tourist
ABC News - 6 Jun 2014 06:19
North Korea says it has detained another American tourist for an unspecified crime
Shooting Leaves One Dead at Seattle Pacific University
The New York Times - 6 Jun 2014 04:45
A gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire on the campus of Seattle Pacific University, leaving three people wounded and one dead before being taking into custody, the Seattle police said.
Religious group banned by Beijing
CNN - 6 Jun 2014 07:20
Inside the movement whose members are charged with murder.
Thai anti-coup leader captured by army
Al Jazeera English - 6 Jun 2014 06:04
"Red Shirt" activist who organised protests against army among hundreds detained after military coup.
Haiti police break up anti-government march
Al Jazeera English - 6 Jun 2014 05:37
Police fire tear gas to disperse thousands of protester calling for elections and president's ouster.
POW deal will inspire more kidnappings: Taliban leader
New York Post - 6 Jun 2014 02:57
The controversial deal that freed five dangerous Taliban commanders in a trade for US POW Bowe Bergdahl will "definitely" inspire more terrorist kidnappings, an Afghan insurgent leader said. "It's better...
Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Gay Marriage Ban
Time - 6 Jun 2014 23:08Today In World Cup Prognosticating Animals: This Soccer-Playing German Elephant
The Atlantic Wire - 6 Jun 2014 21:56
Move over Paul the Octopus and baby panda predictors, Nelly the Elephant would like to place her bets for World Cup 2014.
Why Sugar Is The New Fat and Other Fascinating News on the Web
Time - 6 Jun 2014 00:03How Zumba Helped High School Teacher Lose 100 Pounds
ABC News - 6 Jun 2014 23:55
Roni Tarver lost 100 pounds by approximating her favorite night-club moves.
Publisher of JK Rowling, Colbert Announces Layoffs
ABC News - 6 Jun 2014 04:10
Hachette Book Group, publisher of JK Rowling and Stephen Colbert, announces layoffs
Photos purportedly show frantic, dangerous search for Bergdahl in 2009
Fox News - 6 Jun 2014 14:31
Newly obtained photographs depict the frantic search for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in the initial days after he disappeared from his post in eastern Afghanistan.
CIA joins social media with epic first tweet
New York Post - 6 Jun 2014 23:52
WASHINGTON -- For a spy agency that likes to blend into the background, the CIA’s debut on Twitter has revealed a covert sense of humor. In a medium heralded for...
Meet Pepper, the emotional robot
CNN - 6 Jun 2014 23:50
Pepper is designed to read, and respond to, to a user's mood and learns how to behave over time.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin's Ban on Gay Marriage
The New York Times - 6 Jun 2014 23:50
A federal judge struck down Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage on Friday, saying the law violates the constitutional rights of gay couples who wish to wed, according to court documents.
The CIA Finally Joins Twitter, After Years of Mining it for Intel
Mother Jones - 6 Jun 2014 23:49
The Central Intelligence Agency—which only recently kicked its nasty habit of torturing detainees for little or no actionable intelligence and overthrowing democratically elected foreign governments—is now official...
This Week in 13 Photos: Sgt. Bergdahl, D-Day and Tiananmen Remembered, and Elections around the World
Mother Jones - 6 Jun 2014 23:48
This week, the rescue of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after his five years held hostage by the Taliban raised big questions: Lawmakers wondered if the trade for five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo was worth it, and voiced co...
When is a Rose Not a Rose?
OpEdNews - 6 Jun 2014 23:48
Obama's foreign policy contradictions and Hollande's bid for independence.