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Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city

Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city

This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes. Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern Mexico with the campaign slogan "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat." And he is a

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Regional leaders urge Zimbabwe poll delay

Regional leaders urge Zimbabwe poll delay

Regional presidents meeting at a special summit on Zimbabwe asked President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial elections he has set for the end of July while asking the nation to guarantee conditions for free and fair elections, officials said Saturday. The summit took note of a ruling by Zimbabwe's hi

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Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying

Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying

The NYPD's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, according to religious leaders and civil rights advocates who filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday. (June 18)

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White House: US respects Iran election results

White House: US respects Iran election results

Offering praise for Iranians and reproaching their government, the Obama administration said Saturday it respected the results of a presidential election conducted under restrictive conditions. Shortly after moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner, White House spokesman Jay Carney sai

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China bans private adoptions of abandoned infants

China bans private adoptions of abandoned infants

China has announced that individuals and groups are banned from privately adopting abandoned infants, in a country where tens of thousands are abandoned each year and where baby trafficking has been a perennial problem. The Ministry of Civil Affairs announced Tuesday that people who find an abandon

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House committee takes up tough immigration bill

House committee takes up tough immigration bill

A key committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. Meanwhile in the Senate, a Republican lawmaker is floating a compromise border security propos

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Report: Too many teachers, too little quality

Report: Too many teachers, too little quality

The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. The National Council on Teacher Quality review is a scathing

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NTSB stresses track safety after Conn. man's death

NTSB stresses track safety after Conn. man's death

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued an urgent safety recommendation after a railroad track foreman was struck and killed by a passenger train last month in Connecticut. The agency Monday urged the Metro-North Railroad to provide backup protection for track maintenance crews that now

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UK police: 5 from diverted plane claim asylum

UK police: 5 from diverted plane claim asylum

Five passengers from an EgyptAir flight diverted to a Scottish airport over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain, authorities said Sunday. New York-bound Flight 985 from Cairo was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday after a threatening note was fo

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Billy Crystal Is 17 Again for 'Monsters'

Billy Crystal Is 17 Again for 'Monsters'

Actor Billy Crystal explains he became 17 again when recreating his character's voice in 'Monsters University' - while director Dan Scanlon and creative advisor John Lasseter describe doing a prequel, 12 years after the original. (June 18)

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AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft

AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft

In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such Agency." But when Edward Snowden grew up here, the National Security Agency's looming presence was both

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Religious conservatives asked to back GOP plans

Religious conservatives asked to back GOP plans

Facing lingering tensions in his party, the chairman of the Republican National Committee urged religious conservatives Saturday to support the GOP's plans to expand. "I would just ask you that we come together and that we pray for the future of this country," Reince Priebus said on the final day o

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Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US

Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US

The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael Karkoc. World War II survivors in both the U.S. and Europe harshly condemned the news and prosecutors in Poland have

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In Trayvon Martin case, history's ghosts linger

In Trayvon Martin case, history's ghosts linger

Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who insists he faced a vicious attack. One was weighted down and dumped in a river; in the other case, police were called by the shooter himself. Six

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Pakistan police official says bomb on women's university bus kills 11 in southwest

Pakistan police official says bomb on women's university bus kills 11 in southwest

Pakistan police official says bomb on women's university bus kills 11 in southwest.

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Economy looking healthier to small business owners

Economy looking healthier to small business owners

The economy is looking healthier in the eyes of small business owners, according to a survey released Tuesday. The Citibank Small Business Pulse shows that 48 percent of owners rate business conditions as good or excellent. That's up from 43 percent a year ago, and twice the 24 percent of three yea

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Amid Gitmo strike, ex-detainee tells of force-feed

Amid Gitmo strike, ex-detainee tells of force-feed

For more than three months, the U.S. military has faced off with defiant prisoners on a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, strapping down as many as 44 each day to feed them a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal tube to prevent them from starving to death. The standoff, which prompted President Barac

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Attacks in Pakistan's southwest kills 22

Attacks in Pakistan's southwest kills 22

Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a restive southwestern province, freeing hostages and ending a five-hour standoff that capped a series of attacks that killed 22 people. The violence emphasized the challenges that new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wil

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Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated

Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated

Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother. Sex determination tests are banned in India to stop the practice of aborting female fetuses due to a preference for sons. Khan

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Iran reformists dance in streets for new president

Iran reformists dance in streets for new president

Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim Iran's presidency on Saturday, throwing open the political order after relentless crackdowns by hard-liners to consolidate and safeguard their grip

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