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Published
June 15, 2012

Military working out details for its gay pride month

WASHINGTON — Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride month just as it has marked other celebrations honoring racial or ethnic groups. In the latest remarkable sign of change since the military repealed the “don’t ask, don’t tell” […]
Published
June 15, 2012

World/Nation Dispatches

BEIRUT U.N. observers are finally allowed into deserted town Deserted streets, scorched buildings, the stench of death — that was the now-familiar state of affairs that United Nations observers found Thursday in Syria’s battered western highland town of Haffah, which the state-run media declared had been “cleansed” of “terrorists” this week. U.N. personnel were finally […]
Published
June 15, 2012

Court backs Mubarak holdover

Islamic Brotherhood vows to rally the public against Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister to serve under Mubarak.
Published
June 15, 2012

Scout records ordered released

Similar Boy Scout files are being sought in at least 40 cases nationwide against the Texas-based organization.
Published
June 15, 2012

Campaign 2012: Presidential candidates duel in Ohio

President Obama and Mitt Romney trade speeches in a state that's vital to both of them in November.

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Published
June 14, 2012

Court says Scouts’ abuse files public record

The files contain accusations against Scout leaders that ranged from child abuse to lesser offenses that would prohibit them from working in the Scouts.
Published
June 14, 2012

Falling boulder risk forcing major closures at Yosemite

"There are no absolutely safe areas in Yosemite Valley," says a park geologist.
Published
June 14, 2012

US unemployment aid applications rise to 386K

WASHINGTON — More Americans sought unemployment aid last week, suggesting hiring remains sluggish. The Labor Department said today that weekly unemployment benefit applications rose 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 386,000. The increase came after the government revised the previous week up to 380,000. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, rose for the third straight […]
Published
June 14, 2012

Fungi causing white pine damage in region

The U.S. Forest Service is working with state forestry departments in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to assess the impact on tree growth.
Published
June 14, 2012

Ariz. asks for haikus to promote dust storm safety

Transportation officials encourage Twitter users to tweet haikus around the theme safe driving in haboobs – severe dust storms that hit Phoenix in the summer.