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| NFL player charged with murder An American football player is charged with murder after a fellow athlete was found dead in an industrial park not far from the accused's home. Read More » Oprah 'most powerful celebrity' Oprah Winfrey has been named the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes magazine. Read More »Horse DNA oldest by 500,000 years A bone found in a remote part of Canada has shed light on the ancestry of the modern horse, and pushed back the oldest sequenced DNA by a huge margin. Read More »Texas to take up abortion bill again The Texas governor calls a new legislative session to pass an anti-abortion law blocked when a Democratic senator undertook a 10-hour delaying speech. Read More »Abortion 'monster' renews US debate Gruesome case of doctor jailed for murder renews US debate Read More »Arrests in US synthetic drugs raids US anti-drug agents say more than 200 people have been arrested in a major international operation against synthetic drugs. Read More »US Marine's murder case overturned A US military court overturns the conviction of a Marine found guilty in the 2006 murder of an Iraqi civilian found shot to death in a ditch. Read More »VIDEO: Houdini and the history of magic Harry Houdini and the history of magic through the centuries Read More »Texas executes 500th prisoner The US state of Texas executes the 500th prisoner since it reinstated the death penalty in 1982, as a woman is given a lethal injection for murder. Read More »Former Devo drummer Alan Myers dies Alan Myers, the long-time drummer for the US new wave band Devo, dies in Los Angeles, aged 58, after suffering from cancer. Read More »VIDEO: President Obama begins Africa tour US President Barack Obama has arrived in Senegal on the start of a week-long tour of Africa. Read More »Jackson son testifies in court Prince Jackson tells jurors the singer had "tense and tearful" phone calls with promoter AEG Live, claiming: "They're going to kill me." Read More »Yacht missing in New Zealand waters Rescue services in New Zealand say they have grave concerns about a wooden sailing yacht that is missing with a crew of seven. Read More » Obama seeks to defuse Snowden row President Barack Obama says efforts to arrest US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden will de dealt with through routine legal channels. Read More »Obama in Africa gay rights appeal US President Barack Obama calls on African governments to give gay people equal rights by decriminalising homosexual acts, as he starts a three-nation African tour. Read More »VIDEO: Obama phone call to gay couple Chris Perry and her partner Sandy Steer share their celebrations over a US Supreme Court ruling about gay marriage in a phone call with President Obama. Read More »US farms call for immigration reform US farmers fight for right to employ more Mexicans legally Read More »Second arrest in NFL murder case An arrest in the US state of Connecticut is linked to the murder investigation of American football player Aaron Hernandez, prosecutors say. Read More »Gandolfini funeral held in New York Family, friends and fans have paid tribute to The Sopranos star, James Gandolfini at his funeral in New York, a week after he died in Italy. Read More »Boston bombing suspect indicted Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is indicted on charges of killing four people and using a weapon of mass destruction. Read More » | ||||
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
FeedaMail: BBC News - US
FeedaMail: AP Top Science News At 5:38 p.m. EDT
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| Was first curveball thrown 2 million years ago? NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a big year for throwing. The greatest closer in baseball history, Mariano Rivera of the Yankees, is retiring. Aroldis Chapman, the overpowering Cincinnati Reds reliever, continues to fire fastballs beyond 100 mph.... Read More »Making NY's Lake George the world's 'smartest' BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. (AP) -- An unprecedented project to turn New York's Lake George into the "smartest lake in the world" is being launched and will monitor the lake from its sun-dappled shores to its dark depths in hopes of keeping the Adirondack attraction pristine.... Read More »PayPal looks to conquer space (payments) NEW YORK (AP) -- PayPal wants to explore space - or at least begin to figure out how payments and commerce will work beyond Earth's realm once space travel and tourism take off.... Read More »NASA's Voyager 1 craft enters unfamiliar space LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Readings by NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft confirm it's in unfamiliar territory, but it's still inside our solar system.... Read More »Space shuttle Atlantis 'go' for public viewing CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The last space shuttle to soar makes its museum debut this weekend.... Read More »NASA set to launch satellite to observe sun VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- NASA is getting ready to launch a satellite to observe a little-studied region of the sun between its surface and atmosphere.... Read More » | ||||
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