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June 27, 2012

Casey Anthony’s attorney doubted her mental health

The Florida mother who was acquitted last year of murdering her 2-year-old daughter had mental health issues that contributed to her habitual lying, according to her lead attorney.
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June 27, 2012

Religious circumcision banned in Germany

BERLIN — A German court has ruled that circumcising young boys on religious grounds amounts to bodily harm even if parents consent to the procedure. Cologne state court said the child’s right to physical integrity trumps freedom of religion and parents’ rights, German news agency dapd reported Tuesday. The case involved a doctor accused of […]
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June 27, 2012

For juvenile inmates nationwide, ruling offers shred of hope

The ban on mandatory life sentences for juveniles could affect more than 2,000.
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June 27, 2012

Drought grips Korean peninsula

KOHYON-RI, North Korea — North Korea dispatched soldiers to pour buckets of water on parched fields and South Korean officials scrambled to save a rare mollusk threatened by the heat as the worst dry spell in a century gripped the Korean peninsula. Parts of North Korea are experiencing the most severe drought since record keeping […]
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June 27, 2012

U.S. Senate leaders reach deal on student loans

If approved by Congress, the agreement would freeze interest rates on federal loans, set to double this weekend, for a year.

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June 27, 2012

Appeals court backs EPA on greenhouse gas emissions

States and businesses that brought the suit claimed that new regulations were burdensome and costly.
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June 27, 2012

Nation, World Dispatches, June 27, 2012

SAVANNAH, Ga. Flesh-eating disease victim ‘excited to leave’ hospital A Georgia woman diagnosed with a rare, flesh-eating disease will soon leave the hospital where doctors gave her little chance of surviving when she was admitted nearly two months ago, her father said Tuesday. Doctors plan to discharge 24-year-old Aimee Copeland on Monday. Instead of going […]
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June 27, 2012

Drug bill putting focus on foreign factories going before Obama

WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration bill designed to increase inspections of foreign drug factories, while also speeding approvals of new drugs at home, is headed to the president’s desk after an overwhelming approval in the U.S. Senate. The Senate approved the must-pass piece of the legislation by a vote of 92-4, and President […]
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June 27, 2012

New Egyptian president moves to create a unity government

But it's still unclear how much power the military is willing to cede to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood.
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June 27, 2012

Backed by NATO, Turkey steps up warning to Syria

As Syrian forces battle rebels, Assad says his nation is in a 'state of war.'