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Some GOP-led states plan to resist health care law, as ruling reins in ...

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Leaders of the 26 states that challenged the federal health care law in court have one luxury with the outcome -- they can do nothing.
Romney says ruling brings new urgency to election
Health care law survives, thanks to Justice Roberts
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EU will use bailout funds to aid banks

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After 18 disappointing summits since the start of the debt crisis, Europe's leaders appeared Friday to have finally come up with quick fixes and long-term plans that show they are serious about restoring confidence in their currency union.
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Seven die amid severe heat, storms; millions without power

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A procession of violent storms hammered the Washington area late Friday, cutting off power to nearly 2 million people and killing two people when trees fell onto a house and a car.
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Remains of 2nd Person Found in Colo. Fire...

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Making slow but steady progress against a wildfire that has killed at least two people, authorities hoped for continued favorable weather and asked for patience from thousands of evacuees who fled encroaching flames that destroyed nearly 350 homes.
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Down 2 Sets, Federer Comes Back, Wins at Wimbledon

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When Roger Federer found himself down two sets and staring at an early exit from Wimbledon, the crowd at Centre Court thought back to the stunning upset that took place there a day earlier and wondered if it was witnessing a repeat.
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Custody of 6-year-old Suri, superstar images at stake in Tom Cruise-Katie ...

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LOS ANGELES - When Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes first got together, he jumped on a couch, she gushed girlishly, and many of their fans said, “Huh?
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Egypt's Islamist President-Elect to Be Sworn In

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Islamist Mohammed Morsi takes the oath of office Saturday before Egypt's highest court as the country's first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was ousted 16 months ago.
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Russia-US split casts shadow over Syria Geneva talks

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An international conference is set to open in Geneva to try and salvage a peace plan for Syria brokered by the UN-Arab League's envoy Kofi Annan.
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Congress Passes Student Loans, Highway Jobs Bill

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By AP June 30, 2012 WASHINGTON - Congress emphatically approved legislation Friday preserving jobs on transportation projects from coast to coast and avoiding interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students, giving lawmakers ...
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Holder awaits fate

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Will the contempt vote US Attorney General Eric Holder is facing for his involvement in the Fast and Furious investigation be overshadowed by the health care ruling?
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US stocks rally on European agreements

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - US stocks leapt on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its best month of the year, after Europe agreed on steps to bolster the economies of its more troubled nations.
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Consumer sentiment lowest since December

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - With consumers increasingly concerned about economic conditions, sentiment fell this month to the lowest level since December, according to data released Friday by the University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters.
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Peter Madoff pleads guilty in NYC, blames brother

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NEW YORK (AP) - In pleading guilty to criminal charges, Peter Madoff portrayed himself as a victim of a domineering older brother who he revered right up until an evening in December 2008 when his sibling revealed that his wildly successful investment ...
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Romney's critiques of Europe raise some questions

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BRUNSWICK, Ohio - It is Republican tradition to portray Europe as a socialist haven where high taxes and extravagant public spending on healthcare and retirement benefits show the folly of Democrats' big-government agenda.
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Polls: Obama, Romney neck-and-neck in Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire

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By Mark Murray, NBC News' Senior Political Editor A new round of NBC News-Marist polls shows President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney running almost neck-and-neck in three key battleground states, with Obama holding a slight advantage in ...
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US judge bans sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus phone during Apple trial ...

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SEOUL, South Korea - An American judge ordered Samsung Electronics Co. to halt US sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphone while the court considers Apple's claim that the South Korean company infringed its patents.
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Amazon Cloud Goes Down Friday Night, Taking Netflix, Instagram And Pinterest ...

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As of 11:21 PM EST Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud in North Virginia went down, due to severe thunder storms in the area. The Washington Post reports torrential rains, “scary winds and lightening” and massive power outages in the DC area.
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Google Said to Face US Probe Over Motorola Patents

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By Sara Forden on June 30, 2012 A US antitrust regulator has opened a formal probe into whether Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG)'s Motorola Mobility unit is honoring pledges it made to license industry- standard technology for mobile and other devices on fair ...
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Sheen's 'Anger' premiere gets warm ratings welcome

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NEW YORK (AP) - Charlie Sheen can claim a winning reception back on weekly TV. FX network says Thursday's debut of his sitcom, ''Anger Management,'' was the most-watched series premiere in that network's history, drawing 5.5 million viewers.
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Teddy Ruxpin Creator -- I've Got a Serious Beef with 'Ted'

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The guy who created Teddy Ruxpin isn't exactly flattered that his creation got a shout-out in Seth MacFarlane's new movie "Ted" ... in fact, he wishes the movie had NEVER been made at all. You remember Teddy ... that iconic talking stuffed animal from ...
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McConaughey, Spencer invited to join Academy

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By Arienne Thompson, USA TODAY A select group of 176 actors, filmmakers, producers, publicists and writers have just been asked to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body behind voting for the Oscars.
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Channing Tatum plans to turn stripper movie 'Magic Mike'

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Channing Tatum and director Steven Soderbergh have announced that they will bring the male stripper movie 'Magic Mike' to the stage.
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Milwaukee loses 9-3 to Arizona

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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Randy Wolf had trouble with Aaron Hill and the rest of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Wolf was on the mound when Hill started his quest to hit for the cycle for the second time in 12 days and Ian Kennedy pitched seven strong ...
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Yohan Blake shocks Usain Bolt in 100 meters at Jamaican Olympic trials

Washington Post -
KINGSTON, Jamaica - When the Olympics start, it will be Usain Bolt doing the chasing. The World's Fastest Man wasn't even the fastest man in Jamaica on Friday night.
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US Gymnastics Olympic Trials: Nastia Liukin struggles again as Olympic hopes fade

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AP SAN JOSE, Calif.— Nastia Liukin rolled through the first 30 seconds of her uneven bars routine Friday night, displaying the form that helped make her an Olympic champion in Beijing four years ago.
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As Mets' RA Dickey continues to baffle, he proves worthy of All-Star Game ...

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Give him, at 37, the reward that comes from a career spent well, one made of fearlessness and creativity and last chances. Give Dickey the All-Star Game start in Kansas City because in his 16th professional season, he's the best pitcher in baseball, ...
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Johnson grabs pole at Kentucky Speedway

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The five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion took advantage of those gusts to grab the poll, edging defending champion Kyle Busch for the top spot at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night.
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Why supermarket tomatoes tend to taste bland

Los Angeles Times -
The mass-produced tomatoes we buy at the grocery store tend to taste more like cardboard than fruit. Now researchers have discovered one reason why: a genetic mutation, common in store-bought tomatoes, that reduces the amount of sugar and other tasty ...
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1st Chinese female astronaut, crew land safely

San Francisco Chronicle -
AP In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, China's first female astronaut Liu Yang waves as she comes out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Friday, ...
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FDA OKs first obesity drug in 13 years

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By Bill Berkrot and Anna Yukhananov | NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US health regulators approved the first new weight-loss drug in 13 years, allowing Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc to bring its Belviq pill to market as public health advocates push for ...
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Metal hips have little use, experts say; mammogram use falls

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By Kim Painter, USA TODAY Metal hip problems: There are few reasons for anyone needing a hip implant to get one of the increasingly troublesome metal-on-metal models, expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.

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