| Obama renews climate change push Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:43 PM PDT  Obama uses a commencement address to blast Republicans who reject scientific evidence.
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| Muslim reporter describes being ridiculed at Texas GOP convention Posted: 14 Jun 2014 05:30 AM PDT  A reporter covering the Texas GOP's annual convention says she was targeted and taunted because of her Muslim headdress. "I discovered a cult-like hatred that is simply disgusting," writes Heba Said.
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| Israeli premier: Terror group took 3 missing teens Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:53 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — A terror group abducted three teens, including an American, who disappeared in the West Bank, Israel's prime minister said Saturday, as soldiers searched the territory to find them.
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| Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Gulf to add Iraq military option Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:51 PM PDT  U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered an aircraft carrier moved into the Gulf on Saturday, readying it in case Washington decides to pursue a military option after insurgents overwhelmed a string of Iraqi cities this week and threatened Baghdad. "The order will provide the Commander-in-Chief additional flexibility should military options be required to protect American lives, citizens and interests in Iraq," the Pentagon said in a statement. The carrier USS George H.W. Bush, moving from the North Arabian Sea, will be accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun, the statement said. President Barack Obama said on Friday he needed several days to determine how the United States would help Iraq deal with the stunning advance of Islamist militants, who earlier this week seized several major Iraqi cities and appeared to have set their sights on the capital, Baghdad.
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| Afghans brave Taliban threats to choose new leader Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:31 PM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans braved threats of violence and searing heat Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff that likely will mark the country's first peaceful transfer of authority, an important step toward democracy as foreign combat troops leave. The new leader will be challenged with trying to improve ties with the West and combatting corruption while facing a powerful Taliban insurgency and declining international aid.
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| Ukraine prosecutor: 49 dead as rebels down plane Posted: 14 Jun 2014 04:55 AM PDT  Pro-Russian separatists shot down a military transport plane Saturday in the country's restive east, Ukrainian officials said.
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| Iraq slows Islamist rebel advance, regains some territory Posted: 14 Jun 2014 03:53 PM PDT  By Ahmed Rasheed and Raheem Salman BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday after days of lightning advances as government forces regained some territory in counter-attacks, easing pressure on the Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad. As Iraqi officials spoke of wresting back the initiative against Sunni militants, neighboring Shi'ite Iran held out the prospect of working with its longtime U.S. arch-enemy to help restore security in Iraq. U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he was reviewing military options, short of sending troops, to combat the insurgency. The United States ordered an aircraft carrier moved into the Gulf on Saturday, readying it in case Washington decides to pursue a military option after insurgents overran areas in the north and advanced on Baghdad.
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| Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll dead at 82 Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:17 PM PDT  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chuck Noll, the Hall of Fame coach who won a record four Super Bowl titles with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Friday night at his home. He was 82.
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| Kings win Stanley Cup on Martinez's double-OT goal Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:52 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest postseason for the Los Angeles Kings led into the longest game they had ever played. After 94 minutes of impossibly tense hockey, Alec Martinez could scarcely believe it when a rebound off Henrik Lundqvist's pads came straight to his stick.
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| New contender in race for House majority leader Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:29 PM PDT  Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador is running as an alternative to Kevin McCarthy.
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| Joe Biden sends message to UC Santa Barbara graduates Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:17 PM PDT  The vice president told students their response to the tragedy had served as an inspiration to millions around the nation.
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