All Stories from June 27, 2013 (Change date)
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‘Finding Nemo’ June 28 play to help teen earn Gold AwardJun 27, 2013 9:10 am - Adapted from the 2003 Disney animated film, “Finding Nemo” tells the story of a little clown fish who gets captured and held in a dentist office fish tank. His father go...
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Federal agency finds lax regulation of chemicals at Texas plantJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - HOUSTON — A federal agency investigating a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant will tell a Senate committee Thursday that regulation of the dangerous chemicals ...
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Obama clashes with African host over gay rightsJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - DAKAR, Senegal — President Barack Obama on Thursday praised the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage as a “victory for American democracy” but clashed with his Af...
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Perry, Texas GOP revive abortion limits fightJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is set to address a national convention of anti-abortion activists Thursday little more than a day after a special legislative sess...
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Vows wait, but gay couples cheer high court movesJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Backed by rainbow flags and confetti, thousands celebrated in California’s streets after U.S. Supreme Court rulings brought major advances for gay marria...
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Ruling showcases Obama evolution on gay marriageJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - WASHINGTON — For Barack Obama, the Supreme Court’s decisions on gay rights punctuate an evolution as president on the subject of same-sex marriage — a personal journey t...
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Family: Texas’ 500th execution simply justiceJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Family and friends of Dorothy Booth waited 16 years — enduring two trials and countless appeals — for the measure of closure that came Wednesday even...
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Jackson’s teenage son describes upbringing, father’s deathJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s oldest son described the frantic efforts to revive his father to a jury, a scene of tears and agony that ended a dozen idyllic years bein...
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Obama: No wheeling or dealing to extradite SnowdenJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - DAKAR, Senegal — The United States won’t be scrambling military jets or engaging in high-level diplomatic bartering to get National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden...
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The Metra board’s outrageous generosityJun 27, 2013 9:04 am - We would have thought that, if nothing else, the directors on Metra’s board at least would have been mindful of appearances after it was discovered that former executive...