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• House Republicans elect McCarthy, Scalise to lead party in wake of Cantor loss
• Heavy rains, floods hit Bulgaria; 10 people killed
• Rick Perry is preparing himself to run for president
• Obama’s war on ISIS could reach beyond Iraq into Syria
• Gerry Goffin, Carole King's ex-husband, dies at 75
• England falls to Uruguay at World Cup, 2-1
• McCarthy elected new House majority leader
• US: Up to 75 scientists exposed to anthrax
• Starbucks degree program not as simple as it seems
• Obama sending up to 300 military advisers to Iraq
• Militants release 48 hostages held in Tikrit, say Iraq police
• U.S. veteran receives highest military honor
• Gov. Walker part of criminal scheme, prosecutors say
• Would-be bomber who caused Stockholm lock-down gives up to police
• Rebels beg Russia for help as fighting rages
• Cave rescue overcame waterfalls, high winds, vertical shafts
• Feds say trucker in Tracy Morgan crash was speeding
• New Indian PM's Hindi mandate is speed bump for bureaucrats
• Albania: 80,000 plants destroyed in raid on marijuana village
• Republicans square off over party's future
• Harley-Davidson introduces electric motorcycle
• Militants fly black flags over Iraq refinery
• Ukraine says peace plan 'refused' as fierce fighting hits east
• On Politics: Rich Democrats embrace the status quo
• Damage, 1 injury after tornado hits small SD town
• Taliban militants set NATO vehicles ablaze
• Obama sends U.S. military advisers to Iraq as battle rages over refinery
• King Felipe VI takes Spanish throne
• Taliban suicide attack destroys dozens of NATO trucks
• Florida man becomes 3rd executed in US in 24 hours
• Redskins forecast: Is end near for Wash. team?
• Rebuild efforts underway in Nebraska town devastated by tornadoes
• Luxembourg approves same sex marriage, adoption by gay couples

House Republicans elect McCarthy, Scalise to lead party in wake of Cantor loss Posted: 19 Jun 2014 02:25 PM PDT Eric Cantor's establishment heir apparent has succeeded him as majority leader.

Heavy rains, floods hit Bulgaria; 10 people killed Posted: 19 Jun 2014 03:16 PM PDT Torrential rains and floods hit Bulgaria on Thursday, killing at least 10 people, cutting off electricity, blocking roads and sparking evacuations, officials said. Heavy rainfall in the Black Sea resort city of Varna triggered a flood wave late on Thursday in one of its low-laying suburbs that killed at least 10 people, the mayor of Varna told the national radio. The street is not here, the houses are not here, there are cars on top of each other," Varna mayor Ivan Portnih said. In central Bulgaria, firefighters evacuated 11 people from the top of their houses in the town of Kilifarevo, police said.

Rick Perry is preparing himself to run for president Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:49 PM PDT Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry hasn't decided if he'll run for president again, but if he does, he plans to be much better prepared than in 2012.

Obama’s war on ISIS could reach beyond Iraq into Syria Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:22 PM PDT The president announced that targeted, precise military action in Iraq still an option.

Gerry Goffin, Carole King's ex-husband, dies at 75 Posted: 19 Jun 2014 05:25 PM PDT Lyricist Gerry Goffin, who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," ''(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," ''Halfway to Paradise" and "The Loco-Motion," died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 75.

England falls to Uruguay at World Cup, 2-1 Posted: Luis Suarez scored twice to give Uruguay a 2-1 victory over England at the World Cup on Thursday, making an instant impact on his return from injury.

McCarthy elected new House majority leader Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:15 PM PDT GOP makes first leadership change since Majority Leader Cantor's election loss.

US: Up to 75 scientists exposed to anthrax Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:16 PM PDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some of its staff in Atlanta may have been accidentally exposed to dangerous anthrax bacteria because of a safety problem at one of its labs.

Starbucks degree program not as simple as it seems Posted: 19 Jun 2014 02:55 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The scholarship portion of a new education program Starbucks is offering to help workers pay for an online degree consists of a discount from Arizona State University, not money from the chain.

Obama sending up to 300 military advisers to Iraq Posted: 19 Jun 2014 03:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was dispatching up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help quell the rising insurgency in the crumbling state. He called on Iraqi leaders to govern with a more "inclusive agenda" to ensure the country does not descend into civil war.

Militants release 48 hostages held in Tikrit, say Iraq police Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT Kirkuk (Iraq) (AFP) - Militants who have overrun a swathe of territory north of Baghdad in a lightning offensive released on Thursday 48 foreigners, including four Turks, held for several days, Iraqi police said. The construction workers, who were helping build a hospital in the now insurgent-held city of Tikrit, are from Turkey, Nepal, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. "The workers... were kidnapped near the Hamreen mountains four days ago, and were handed over near a checkpoint between Tikrit and Kirkuk," said Major General Torhan Abdulrahman, the deputy police chief for Kirkuk province. "We brought them to Kirkuk, and they will return to their countries soon."

U.S. veteran receives highest military honor Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:41 PM PDT President Obama presented the Medal of Honor to a veteran who took the blow from a grenade to protect a fellow Marine in Afghanistan, sustaining major wounds, including the loss of his right eye.

Gov. Walker part of criminal scheme, prosecutors say Posted: 19 Jun 2014 05:02 PM PDT Federal prosecutors believe Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, illegally coordinated fundraising with conservative groups as part of a nationwide "criminal scheme" to violate election laws, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.

Would-be bomber who caused Stockholm lock-down gives up to police Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:38 PM PDT A man who had threatened to set off explosives in the heart of Stockholm on Thursday gave himself up and was taken away by police, a spokesman said. Police had sealed off large parts of the capital city and evacuated buildings as they negotiated with the man who said he was carrying explosives and had barricaded himself inside a building near the headquarters of the main government party. "He came out, he showed he wasn't dangerous and he could be detained without drama, and he has now been taken away from there ... What remains for us is to search the premises to make sure there are no dangerous objects," police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said.

Rebels beg Russia for help as fighting rages Posted: 19 Jun 2014 10:09 AM PDT Insurgent leader says rebels are losing the battle in eastern Ukraine.

Cave rescue overcame waterfalls, high winds, vertical shafts Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:09 AM PDT Rescue Took 12 Days and More Than 700 People

Feds say trucker in Tracy Morgan crash was speeding Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:37 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The driver of a tractor-trailer that plowed into a limousine van carrying comedian Tracy Morgan and several friends, killing one person and severely injuring Morgan and two others, was speeding in the final moments before the crash, according to a preliminary report released Thursday.

New Indian PM's Hindi mandate is speed bump for bureaucrats Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:31 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — For the past two weeks, the top civil servants in India's labyrinthine bureaucracy have been sent back to school.

Albania: 80,000 plants destroyed in raid on marijuana village Posted: 19 Jun 2014 06:14 AM PDT By Benet Koleka LAZARAT Albania (Reuters) - The smoke from burning marijuana plants billowed from a dozen houses on Day Five of Albania's most serious move yet against a southern village, armed to the teeth, that has churned out weed on an industrial scale for more than 15 years. Lazarat has long blighted Albania's efforts to shed the image of a Balkan badlands since it threw off communism in 1991. With the fruits of its labor turning up in Italy, Greece and, last year, Germany, Albania has come under increasing pressure from the European Union to crack down on drug producers long considered untouchable, out of reach of the law thanks to a web of corrupt connections to the police and politicians. Albania hopes to get approval later this month from each of the EU's 28 member states to become an official candidate for inclusion in the group.

Republicans square off over party's future Posted: 19 Jun 2014 03:37 AM PDT What to watch for in today's heated House GOP leadership elections after Cantor's ouster.

Harley-Davidson introduces electric motorcycle Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:53 AM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson has introduced its first electric motorcycle, a sleek, futuristic bike that sounds like a jet airplane taking off and can go from 0 to 60 mph in less than four seconds.

Militants fly black flags over Iraq refinery Posted: 19 Jun 2014 04:53 AM PDT Witness says militants have taken checkpoints, but government says it still controls facility.

Ukraine says peace plan 'refused' as fierce fighting hits east Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:44 PM PDT By Aleksandar Vasovic SIVERSK (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists were locked in fierce fighting in the east of Ukraine on Thursday and a rebel commander acknowledged big losses among separatists heavily outgunned by government forces. Even as President Petro Poroshenko and his team prepared to unveil their blueprint for ending more than two months of rebellion, government forces, using artillery and heavy armor, said they were tightening the noose on separatists near Krasny Liman, north of the main regional hub of Donetsk. Government forces said the fighting erupted in the early hours after rebels refused to lay down their arms as part of Poroshenko's peace plan.

On Politics: Rich Democrats embrace the status quo Posted: 19 Jun 2014 03:01 AM PDT So you're a liberal member of the 1 percent, and you've decided to wrest control of the Democratic agenda from change-averse insiders. Where do you turn for leadership and innovation? To the teachers union, of course!

Damage, 1 injury after tornado hits small SD town Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:44 AM PDT WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — A tornado hit a small town in central South Dakota on Wednesday night, damaging homes, destroying several businesses and injuring one person, according to the National Weather Service and local officials.

Taliban militants set NATO vehicles ablaze Posted: 19 Jun 2014 02:20 AM PDT Attackers die in gunfight with Afghan police and soldiers at Pakistan border crossing.

Obama sends U.S. military advisers to Iraq as battle rages over refinery Posted: 19 Jun 2014 03:50 PM PDT The government said it was in "complete control," but a witness said fighting was continuing.

King Felipe VI takes Spanish throne Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:01 PM PDT King Felipe VI took the Spanish crown Thursday, setting the stage for celebrations in the flag-festooned capital a day after his father quit the throne with tears in his eyes. Felipe legally became king at the stroke of midnight (2200 GMT) as an act of parliament signed by his father came into force, formalising the end of 76-year-old Juan Carlos' 39-year reign.

Taliban suicide attack destroys dozens of NATO trucks Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:41 AM PDT Militants struck NATO post in east Afghanistan, blowing up trucks on base and sparking gunfight.

Florida man becomes 3rd executed in US in 24 hours Posted: 18 Jun 2014 05:17 PM PDT STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has executed a man who fatally stabbed his wife and her young son in 1985.

Redskins forecast: Is end near for Wash. team? Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:33 PM PDT Team claims name, logo use OK, but trademark ruling may mean bleak future.

Rebuild efforts underway in Nebraska town devastated by tornadoes Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:25 PM PDT Soon the roughly 350 residents of this farming town in northeastern Nebraska will face a momentous decision that people in other U.S. towns devastated by tornadoes have agonized over: stay and rebuild, or leave.

Luxembourg approves same sex marriage, adoption by gay couples Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:44 PM PDT Lawmakers in Luxembourg, whose prime minister is openly gay, overwhelmingly approved changes in the small European nation's legislation governing marriage that will allow people of the same sex to wed and to adopt children.

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