All Stories from July 31, 2013 (Change date)
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UN reports spike in Afghan civilian casualtiesJul 31, 2013 9:22 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations said on Wednesday that civilian casualties in Afghanistan had dramatically increased by 23 percent in the first six months of the...
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With 3 ‘hops,’ NSA gets millions of phone recordsJul 31, 2013 9:20 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s national security team acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that, when investigating one suspected terrorist, it can read and ...
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Mexico keeps constant eye on Popocatepetl volcanoJul 31, 2013 9:19 am - MEXICO CITY — In a clean, hushed room in the south of Mexico City, cameras, computer screens and scrawling needles track the symptoms of a special patient, as they have ...
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Jihadis threaten Tunisia’s Arab Spring transitionJul 31, 2013 9:17 am - KASSERINE, Tunisia — Assassins mounted on Vespas gun down two secular politicians. Roadside bombs cripple soldiers in the mountains. An ambush this week leaves eight sol...
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Leahy, NSA clash over number of thwarted plotsJul 31, 2013 9:10 am - WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy and the Obama administration are clashing over how many terrorist plots might have been thwarted through t...
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Simon to run for state comptrollerJul 31, 2013 9:05 am - Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon ended five months of uncertainty about her political future on Wednesday by launching her 2014 bid for Illinois state comptroller, likely setting h...
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Showtime executive hints at ‘Dexter’ spinoffJul 31, 2013 8:51 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Showtime’s president is hinting that a “Dexter” spinoff may be forthcoming. David Nevins said Tuesday that Showtime has signed a two-year deal wi...
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Rowling accepts donation for identity revelationJul 31, 2013 8:49 am - LONDON — Author J.K. Rowling accepted an apology and a charitable donation Wednesday from a law firm that revealed she wrote a crime novel under a pseudonym. The “Harry ...
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House approves lower rates on student loansJul 31, 2013 8:44 am - WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill that would reduce the costs of borrowing for millions of students passed the House on Wednesday and was heading to President Barack Obama ...
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Zimbabwe: Voting concludes, counting beginsJul 31, 2013 8:37 am - HARARE, Zimbabwe — Voting concluded Wednesday in most of Zimbabwe’s polling stations in elections in which Robert Mugabe faced one of the biggest challenges to his 33-ye...