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Christopher Hill, center left, the chief U.S. negotiator at international talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, talks to reporters with his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae, center right, after their meeting, at Foreign Ministry in Tokyo. (Photo by Shuji Kajiyama / AP)

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U.S. expects N. Korea to shut reactor within 3 weeks

The United States expects North Korea to shut down the reactor at the heart of its atomic arms development within about three weeks, top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said.

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Reuters

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BBC

Nifong facing a contempt hearing

Three former Duke University lacrosse players are seeking criminal contempt of court charges against Mike Nifong, the disbarred prosecutor who pursued a flawed rape case against them.

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CNN

Roadside bombs kill 7 U.S. troops in Iraq

Roadside bombs killed seven U.S. troops in Iraq, including four in a single strike outside Baghdad, the military said, as U.S. and Iraqi troops captured two senior al-Qaeda militants in Diyala province.

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Yahoo! News

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Top targets fled before U.S. push: commander

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International Herald Tribune

Pregnant woman's body found

Authorities arrested the boyfriend of a missing nine-month pregnant woman on murder charges and said they recovered a body believed to be hers.

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

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1,800 volunteers search for missing mother

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ABC News

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Mystery of missing mom

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CNN

Israel seizes top Hamas leader

Israeli troops seized a top Hamas militant in the occupied West Bank, Israeli military and Palestinian security sources said.

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Reuters

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Mideast summit to show support for Abbas

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Africasia

NATION

Karzai angry over West's tactics

NATO and U.S.-led troops are failing to co-ordinate with their Afghan allies and thereby causing civilian deaths, President Hamid Karzai has said.

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BBC

Rain and floods kill 45 in India

Heavy rain and floods have killed at least 45 people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Officials say up to 56,000 people have been displaced and moved to relief camps.

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BBC

EU leaders reach deal on replacing constitution

The leaders of the 27 members of the European Union agreed to negotiate a treaty by the end of this year to replace the defunct proposed constitution.

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International Herald Tribune

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EU chiefs 'satisfied' with treaty

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BBC

POLITICS

Romney aide takes leave amid probes

An aide to Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney took a leave of absence after he became the subject of investigations in two states for allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer.

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Guardian

Obama offers ethics reform plan

Democrat Barack Obama vowed to institute ethics reforms if elected president, including tough restrictions on lobbying by former political appointees.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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White House says it's also exempt from security rules

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Cheney refuses executive order

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MSNBC

BUSINESS

Delphi, UAW set tentative pact

Struggling auto parts maker Delphi Corp. reached a tentative wage-cutting agreement with its largest union in what may set the pattern for future pay in the U.S. auto parts industry.

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Bear Stearns plans hedge fund bailout

Bear Stearns Cos. offered $3.2 billion in loans to bail out one of its failing hedge funds, the biggest rescue since 1998, after creditors started seizing assets and investors demanded their money back.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Alinghi win a tight opening race

Alinghi beat Team New Zealand in the first race of the 32nd America's Cup in a tight fight that set the scene for a close best-of-nine battle for sailing's most coveted prize.

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CNN

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Yachting: 'We'll bounce back' - Team NZ

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New Zealand Herald

Canada finds silver lining

It will be difficult to erase the memory of a poor offside call in the final minute of injury time that erased the tying goal in Canada's 2-1 loss to the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final.

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Globeandmail.com

Henry heads to Barcelona

A physical and terms of a four-year contract are all that remain to complete the transfer of Arsenal striker Thierry Henry to FC Barcelona.

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Sports Illustrated

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AT&T hires 2,000 workers for iPhone launch

AT&T said it has hired 2,000 temporary store workers to handle its introduction of the iPhone, the first cell phone from iPod music player maker Apple.

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InformationWeek

In your face

How Facebook could crush MySpace, Yahoo!, and Google.

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Slate

Europe to allow in-flight phoning

European regulators have cleared use of mobile phones and BlackBerry devices for passengers while flying, Airbus announced.

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International Herald Tribune

EDUCATION

Antioch faculty explore legal action to keep college open

Faculty at Antioch College are exploring the possibility of legal action to stop the college's closing. Antioch said it plans to close the college and if they can obtain funding will reopen in 2012.

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Washington Business Journal

DA: Student who drove Halberstam during crash will be charged

A graduate student who was driving Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam to an interview in April caused the crash that killed the writer by running a red light while making an illegal turn.

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San Diego Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

New treatment promising for Parkinson's

An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease seemed to improve symptoms — dramatically so, for one 59-year-old man — without causing side effects in an early study of a dozen patients.

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Houston Chronicle

Optimism rises over N. Korea

The United States and South Korea are becoming more upbeat about disarming North Korea following a surprise visit by the chief U.S. nuclear envoy to Pyongyang.

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Monsters and Critics

NATION

Husband in SUV killings arrested

A suburban Chicago man was charged in the shooting deaths of his wife and the couple's three children, whose bodies were found in the family's sports utility vehicle last week.

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CBS News

Scores arrested in immigration raids

Scores of illegal immigrants, including a man wanted for murder and a convicted child molester, were arrested in Southern California raids, U.S. authorities said.

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Reuters

Shuttle astronauts to return to Houston

Atlantis' seven astronauts prepared to return to Houston from California to reunite with their families after the space shuttle was diverted to the state but landed safely.

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Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Senate pushes domestic energy policy in new direction

After a 65-27 vote, Democrats expect the House will pass even more renewable-fuel and conservation measures.

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Christian Science Monitor

U.N.: Sudan must improve environment to gain peace

Sudan is unlikely to achieve a lasting peace unless it addresses extensive and accelerating environmental damage, a U.N. report said.

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Reuters

U.S. Army plans to contract out environmental jobs

The U.S. Army is about to begin contracting out its environmental, natural and cultural resource staff positions, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER.

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Environment News Service

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Michael Moore comes calling on Cigna

H. Edward Hanway and his turnaround team at Cigna have been on quite a roll, but filmmaker Michael Moore and the growing debate over health care may soon help put an end to that.

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BusinessWeek

'Evan Almighty' takes leap of faith

If "Evan Almighty" turns into a summer hit the movie could put Hollywood back in the business of making big-budget movies that intentionally embrace sacred subjects.

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Houston Chronicle

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Evan Almighty trailer

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YouTube

Comics fans, grow up!

With the rise of the graphic novel, comics have hit the big time. It's time for fans to quit whining and celebrate their favorite art.

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Salon.com

HEALTH

Texas Democrat chastises Bush on vets' health care

The Texas congressman who represents President Bush's home district said that the administration and Republicans put a higher priority on tax cuts than on veterans' health care.

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CNN

HIV infection theory challenged

A longstanding theory of how HIV slowly depletes the body's capacity to fight infection is wrong, scientists say.

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BBC

Study may set bar for gestational diabetes

Pregnant women with high blood sugar levels may be at risk of a Caesarean delivery and a big baby who might have health problems.

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Scientific American

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Americans making progress managing diabetes: study

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Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

New Hindu temple will simulcast ceremonies online

A new Hindu temple opened in suburban Chicago. But this has a modern twist. It is believed to be the first Hindu temple that plans to broadcast ceremonies and temple festivities on its Web site.

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ABC News

Jerusalem parade gets orthodox response

Under police guard, hundreds of gay activists marched in a Gay Pride parade in central Jerusalem. This set off a noisy reply from ultra-Orthodox Jews and Muslim and Christian leaders.

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The Age

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Women with high blood sugar levels face greater cancer risk

Women with raised levels of blood sugar face a significantly increased risk of developing cancer, a European study suggests.

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People return home from work as pre-monsoon clouds hover over Saraon, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Allahabad, India. The annual monsoons are expected to reach the Indian capital by the first week of July. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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