All Stories from June 30, 2013 (Change date)
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Death toll passes 40 in Pakistan bombingsJun 30, 2013 11:49 am - PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Bombings killed at least 43 people in three different areas of Pakistan on Sunday, just as Britain’s prime minister was in the capital pledging to h...
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Obama asserts Mandela’s values are Africa’s futureJun 30, 2013 11:49 am - CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Challenging African youth to seize a “moment of great promise,” President Barack Obama declared Sunday that the future of the young and growing...
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Gay evangelicals seek acceptance in churchJun 30, 2013 11:48 am - Evangelicals are being challenged to change their views of gays and lesbians, and the pressure isn’t coming from the gay rights movement or watershed court rulings: Once...
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Texas filibuster star still weighing futureJun 30, 2013 11:48 am - AUSTIN, Texas — State Sen. Wendy Davis, whose filibuster against Texas abortion restrictions gained her national fame, insists Democrats will be competitive in next year...
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Despite cuts, Fort Knox’s iconic status enduresJun 30, 2013 11:48 am - FORT KNOX, Ky. — Few military posts have a place in pop culture as rock solid as Kentucky’s Fort Knox, thanks to its mysterious gold vault. The name of the historic bas...
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Helicopter lands in NYC’s Hudson RiverJun 30, 2013 11:47 am - NEW YORK — New York authorities say a helicopter carrying four Swedish tourists has landed in the Hudson River off Manhattan, but everyone has been rescued. The incident...
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Ohio police department using fake drug checkpointsJun 30, 2013 11:47 am - MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Police in the Cleveland suburb of Mayfield Heights know they’re not allowed to use checkpoints to search drivers and their cars for drugs. So t...
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Fewer state workers retiring this fiscal yearJun 30, 2013 11:46 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — New numbers show that fewer Illinois state employees will have retired during the fiscal year that ends Sunday compared with the previous fiscal year...
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District 59 appoints new ELL headJun 30, 2013 11:43 am - The Elk Grove Township Elementary School District 59 board has approved the appointment of Maureen McAbee as executive director of English Language Learning, replacing S...
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Bakelants wins 2nd stage of Tour de FranceJun 30, 2013 11:17 am - AJACCIO, Corsica — Jan Bakelants pulled away close to the finish line to win Sunday’s second stage of the Tour de France and take the race leader’s yellow jersey for the...