Nation & World
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PublishedJune 18, 2010
Cost of ‘virtual’ border fence spikes
About $800 million has been spent to put 53 miles of cameras and sensors on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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PublishedJune 18, 2010
Deficit-wary senators kill bill to assist states, jobless
Defeat of the stimulus plan is a big setback for Obama, Democrats and doctors hit by a cut in Medicare rates.
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PublishedJune 18, 2010
California man and his 1956 truck reunited after 38-year separation
A sharp-eyed police officer spots a registration discrepancy, and closes a 1972 case of theft.
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PublishedJune 18, 2010
U.N.: Kyrgyz violence displaces 400,000
A refugee crisis develops as ethnic Uzbeks flee, accusing security forces of assisting attackers.
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PublishedJune 18, 2010
Afghans set to award iron mining contract
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan is gearing up to award contracts to mine one of the world’s largest iron ore deposits, the country’s top mining official said Thursday. The ore is buried in a peaceful province of the nation, which officials believe has at least $3 trillion in untapped minerals. Geologists have known for decades about […]
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PublishedJune 18, 2010
Israel to ease Gaza blockade; Hamas scoffs
JERUSALEM — Israel’s top ministers decided to ease the blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after facing international criticism for a raid against an aid flotilla trying to breach the embargo that left nine Turks dead. The decision will change the system in which goods enter Gaza and expand the import of “materials for civilian […]
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PublishedJune 18, 2010
Serene English pond yields flesh-eating fish
LONDON — An angler fishing in a British pond got a nasty surprise when his line came back with a thrashing piranha on the end. Derek Plum caught the flesh-eating fish at a pond in Kent, about 70 miles southeast of London – and thousands of miles from its usual home in the Amazon. The […]
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PublishedJune 18, 2010
Nation Dispatches
NEW YORK Bomb suspect indicted on 10 weapons, terror charges Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad was charged Thursday with 10 terrorism and weapons counts in an indictment that accuses him of receiving explosives training and financial help from the Pakistani Taliban. The indictment returned by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Manhattan […]
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PublishedJune 17, 2010
Poll shows support for Arizona immigration law
Members of both parties are split on the issue -- and that could threaten party unity come November.
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PublishedJune 17, 2010
BP will pay $20 billion to cover claims
The company also agrees to contribute $100 million to a foundation that will support idle oil workers.
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