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• Workers rescued outside Manhattan skyscraper
• Coburn questions DOJ on spending under sequestration
• NSA director: Programs disrupted dozens of attacks
• NSA leaker mysterious despite hours of interviews
• Syrian extremist rebels raid Shiite village
• Turkish gov't open to referendum to end protests
• Top military leader disputes diplomat on Benghazi
• Storms pelt Midwest with rain, winds, hail
• Jury selection enters Day 3 in Zimmerman trial
• Pa. girl who took on donor rules gets adult lungs
• CEO describes Jackson as forceful businessman
• James: 'Something has to give' in Game 4 of finals
• LeBron not backing down on vow for Game 4
• Obama political value unclear amid controversy
• Incentive for Korea talks remains despite failure

Workers rescued outside Manhattan skyscraper Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:01 PM PDT They were trapped 500 feet in the air after scaffolding collapsed.

Coburn questions DOJ on spending under sequestration Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:55 PM PDT Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn is demanding details from the Department of Justice about the agency's spending on, among other things, employee conferences under sequestration. In a letter obtained by Yahoo News that was sent to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday, Coburn pointed to the DOJ's history of spending on conferences over the [...]

NSA director: Programs disrupted dozens of attacks Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Security Agency vigorously defended once-secret surveillance programs as an effective tool in keeping America safe, telling Congress on Wednesday that the information collected disrupted dozens of terrorist attacks without offering details.

NSA leaker mysterious despite hours of interviews Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who told the world about the U.S. government's gigantic data grab also talks a lot about himself.

Syrian extremist rebels raid Shiite village Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:29 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize the civil war, activists said Wednesday.

Turkish gov't open to referendum to end protests Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:17 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's government on Wednesday offered a first concrete gesture aimed at ending nearly two weeks of street protests, proposing a referendum on a development project in Istanbul that triggered demonstrations that have become the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 10-year tenure.

Top military leader disputes diplomat on Benghazi Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:45 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that four members of Army special forces in Tripoli were never told to stand down after last year's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, disputing a former top diplomat's claim that the unit might have helped Americans under siege.

Storms pelt Midwest with rain, winds, hail Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:30 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds was rolling through the Midwest on Wednesday and could affect more than one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland.

Jury selection enters Day 3 in Zimmerman trial Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:26 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys trying to seat a jury in George Zimmerman's trial for shooting an unarmed teen stopped questioning a white man in his 20s Wednesday after he gave answers that indicated he wouldn't be impartial.

Pa. girl who took on donor rules gets adult lungs Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:45 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation sparked debate over how organs are allocated was getting a double-lung transplant Wednesday after a match with an adult donor was made.

CEO describes Jackson as forceful businessman Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The head of AEG Live LLC told jurors Wednesday that he knew Michael Jackson as a sophisticated, forceful businessman and not the drugged-up performer who's been described throughout an ongoing civil trial filed over the singer's untimely death.

James: 'Something has to give' in Game 4 of finals Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:51 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Game 4 of the NBA Finals will tell more about the Miami Heat than a 66-win regular season ever could.

LeBron not backing down on vow for Game 4 Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:06 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A day later, LeBron James didn't back down.

Obama political value unclear amid controversy Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:06 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — President Barack Obama put his second term appeal to the test Wednesday, seeking to boost Democrats in Boston and Miami both as a fundraiser and as a political drawing card, even while trailed by controversies over government prying.

Incentive for Korea talks remains despite failure Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:13 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea dismantled the meeting table, pulled down the placards and rolled up the red carpet. Its intended guest, North Korea, has stopped answering the phone.

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