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Girl stabbed in 'Slender Man' attack leaves hospital
New York Post - 7 Jun 2014 09:29
The 12-year-old Wisconsin girl who miraculously survived after being repeatedly stabbed by two classmates in a sick tribute to an Internet goon called "Slender Man" left the hospital Friday. "While...
Deadly clashes in DRC over 'stolen cattle'
Al Jazeera English - 7 Jun 2014 17:22
Witnesses say at least 18 women and eight children killed in a revenge attack over stolen cattle in South Kivu.
World hopes for signs of Ukraine peace at inauguration
CNN - 7 Jun 2014 09:24
Millions of people hang on Petro Poroshenko's every word as he's sworn in Saturday, looking for signs of reconciliation in his inauguration speech in Kiev.
'Rambo' cop killer was obsessed with guns
New York Post - 7 Jun 2014 08:36
MONCTON, New Brunswick -- A chilling portrait of a man obsessed with guns and anti-government rhetoric began to emerge as people in this eastern Canadian city struggled to reconcile the...
Al-Masri wrote judge to ask permission to fire lawyers
New York Post - 7 Jun 2014 07:03
Handless hate preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri has pulled out his poison pen again -- this time to fire off a scathing, 23-page letter written with his special prosthetic claiming his...
Gay marriages begin in Wisconsin after federal judge strikes down ban
Fox News - 7 Jun 2014 06:05
Same-sex couples began getting married in Wisconsin on Friday within minutes of a federal judge's striking down the state's gay marriage ban and despite confusion over the effect of the ruling.
Rob Ford apparently drunk at City Hall days before rehab: report
New York Post - 7 Jun 2014 06:02
TORONTO -- Mayor Rob Ford "appeared intoxicated" and invited an unidentified woman into his office for an hour when City Hall was closed for a holiday just days before he...
After East Ukraine, Activists Say New President Poroshenko Must Tackle Corruption
IBTimes - 7 Jun 2014 05:30
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is being sworn in Saturday, and has one pressing item above all on his agenda: Finding a solution to the conflict in the east of the country, where pro-Russian separa...
In first statement, 5 freed Taliban say they’ll adhere to conditions
Miami Herald - 7 Jun 2014 04:54
Five Taliban freed from Guantánamo in a prisoner exchange with the United States said Friday in their first statement since arriving in Qatar that they would remain “loyal” to the conditions Qatar has set for their ...
Gunman Attacks Georgia Courthouse and Dies in Firefight, Authorities Say
The New York Times - 7 Jun 2014 03:56
The authorities said the man, facing drug and weapons charges, was attempting a "frontal assault" on the courthouse in Cumming, Ga., using an arsenal that included an assault rifle and tear gas.
Libyan Rebel Says He's 'Waiting' For Egyptian Military Operation Inside Country
IBTimes - 7 Jun 2014 03:30
A spokesperson working for Libyan renegade Gen. Khalifa Hifter said Friday that his forces are "expecting and waiting" for an Egyptian military operation inside the country that would help then overthrow the current gove...
'Calvin and Hobbes' Creator Returns (Briefly) to the Comics Page
ABC News - 7 Jun 2014 22:52
But no word on whether he might return to the comics for good.
The internet still wants to be anonymous
The Week - 7 Jun 2014 21:00
As Facebook ascended to the throne of social networks, it quickly became something the internet hadn't quite known at that point: a digital ID card. It seems silly now, just seven years later, but before the rise of Face...
Feds say no end in sight for policy of 'dumping' illegal immigrants in Arizona, Gov. Brewer says
Fox News - 7 Jun 2014 06:22
Reports first surfaced last week that scores of illegal immigrants in Texas were being flown, bused and then abandoned out of state in Arizona and elsewhere.
Judge Orders Candidate to Pull TV Ad Tied to Reid
ABC News - 7 Jun 2014 23:40
Judge orders challenger to pull TV ad saying GOP state senator supported Reid in 2010 race
The road less traveled: Fewer teens getting driver’s licenses and hitting the road
Miami Herald - 7 Jun 2014 23:39
More teens are putting off getting driver’s licenses because of cost, friends who can give them lifts, and parents who aren’t thrilled with their children taking to the road at 15 or 16.
New adaptive rowing program in Miami Beach opens the waterways to the disabled
Miami Herald - 7 Jun 2014 23:37
Juan Carlos Gil is soaked. He has sailed in rainy conditions before, but nothing like this recent morning.
Driver Charged in Crash that Injured Tracy Morgan
Time - 7 Jun 2014 23:35Driver Charged With Causing Crash That Injured Tracy Morgan
ABC News - 7 Jun 2014 23:24
A truck driver has been charged with causing the multi-car crash that killed one and left four injured, including comedian Tracy Morgan.
Hundreds of Couples Rush to Marry in Wisconsin
ABC News - 7 Jun 2014 23:22
Hundreds of gay couples rush to marry in Wisconsin, mindful that ban could be reinstated
Greece's Departure for World Cup Delayed
ABC News - 7 Jun 2014 23:21
Greece's departure for World Cup delayed after flight canceled in US
Padres Draft Browns QB Johnny Manziel in 28th Rd
ABC News - 7 Jun 2014 23:19
Johnny Baseball? Padres draft Browns QB Manziel in 28th round of baseball draft