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Obama plans major push on global warming to curb emissions boost renewable energy
President Barack Obama speaks in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more — and we will do more," Obama said in Berlin. (AP ...
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Next up for Obama Major effort on climate change
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more - and we will do more," Obama said Wednesday in ...
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Video Canadian peacekeepers heading to Haiti
Defence Minister Peter MacKay says 34 soldiers are going to Haiti as part of a UN peacekeeping operation. The troops are scheduled to arrive this week to begin a six-month tour under Brazilian ...
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Wildfire continues to threaten parts of Western United States
An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities said.More than 500 firefighters were battling the Doce Fire, which has burned through 2,830 hectares of chaparral, pine and juniper since Tuesday morning near Prescott, about 160 km north of ...
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Obama appeals for nuclear cuts
US President Barack Obama waves next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel before they deliver speeches at the Brandenburg Gate in Pariser Platz, Berlin, on Wednesday. Michael Kappeler / Agence ...
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Canada buys rare War of 1812 collection for $573K
A large collection of letters, maps and other papers that once belonged to Sir John Sherbrooke, the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia who conquered Maine for the British during the War of 1812, has sold for $573,000 at auction in London. The winning bidder was Library and Archives Canada, and the future Canadian Museum of History. Including commission, the sale cost the federal government ...
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‘Something needs to be done’ Federal judge urges Ottawa to legislate ‘clearer’ citizenship rules
The Chief Justice of the Federal Court has made a highly unusual plea to the government, asking it to fix unclear citizenship requirements that kick some applicants out while welcoming others in, depending on which assessment is used. "This case is yet another example of why something needs to be done to address the unacceptable state of affairs concerning the test for citizenship in this ...
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Steve Bell on Barack Obamas Berlin speech – cartoon
Australia's dreaded cost of living - manacle or myth? George Negus: Tony Abbott is keen to lower the cost of living faced by ordinary families. But there is a significant difference between cost of living and cost of ...
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West Virginia man accused of threatening Obama his family
A West Virginia man has been indicted on charges of threatening to kill President Obama, the first lady and their daughters, federal prosecutors in Wheeling said ...
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Video Michelle Obama and daughters tour Berlin
While President Obama was in Berlin for meetings with European leaders, Michelle Obama and the Obama daughters toured some historical sites in the German capital ...
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Watch Former Professor on FBI Most Wanted List Nabbed in Mexico
A fugitive is behind bars today just one day after being put on the FBI's ten most wanted list Walter -- Williams have been on the run for more than two years wanted for sexual exploitation ...
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UPDATE 2-Vimpelcom unit drops bid to control Canadas Wind Mobile
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:38pm EDT By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - A subsidiary of European telecoms company Vimpelcom Ltd has withdrawn its bid to take control of Canada's Wind Mobile from its founder and chief executive, Anthony Lacavera, a surprise move that creates further uncertainty about the future of the upstart Canadian wireless company. Orascom Telecom, an Egyptian company ...
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Is Obamas Berlin Call for Nuclear Weapons Reductions Realistic
President Barack Obama returned to Berlin for the first time since he became president in 2008 today, where he delivered a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate, which previously overlooked the Berlin Wall. His speech acknowledged not only how far the western world has come since the Cold War era, but also how far it has yet to ...
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Obama in Berlin the world’s big problems are global warming American nukes
President Obama couldn’t have been more out-of-touch if he’d delivered his Berlin speech on Mars, instead of to a shriveled German audience only a fraction the size of the one he addressed in 2008. He identified the absolutely non-existent ';climate change'; issue the ';global threat of our time,'; and according ...
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Max Gartner longtime Alpine Canada official to leave post
Max Gartner lists his career highlights as the back-to-back world downhill titles captured by Canadian skiers John Kucera and Erik Guay. But there's also been drawbacks to being president and CEO of Alpine Canada -- with potentially more on the horizon. And on Wednesday, Gartner announced he was leaving Canada's national skiing organization after more than three decades. "An ...
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Video Obama toasts his German hosts
Toasting his German hosts in Berlin, President Obama said, "We are proud to join with millions of men and women throughout the world who hold the cause of freedom ...
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Obamas nuke deal wont make us safe
>Editor's note: Ira Helfand is a past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility and co-president of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Alan Robock is a distinguished professor of climate science at Rutgers University and a fellow of the American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union and American Association for the Advancement of Science. He ...
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Box Office Report Man of Steel Sails Past $150 Million in North America
The Superman tentpole, from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, scored the top June debut of all time in grossing $116.1 million. Including $12 million earned last Thursday night from special Walmart screenings, the pic ended Sunday with a total $128.7 million under its ...
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Former Miss America Called Street Walker by Local GOP Leader
Jun 19, 2013 5:43pm A former Miss America winner who is now a GOP candidate for Congress was called a string of profane names today, including ';street walker,'; ';love child'; and ';Miss Queen. '; Her attacker? A local Republican Party chairman in central Illinois. Erika Harold, the 2003 winner of the Miss America contest, announced two weeks ago that she ...
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Russia could stand in way of Obamas nuclear plan
By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe that's in no mood to ...
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Canadian Olympic Committee in Sochi plotting strategy for 2014 Games
The Olympic rings are seen in front of the airport of Sochi, the host city for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 18, 2013. (KAI ...
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Video In Berlin Obama summons up spirit of Cold War
Speaking at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama summoned the spirit that won the Cold War to confront the challenges of a new century: terrorism, intolerance and the continued threat posed by nuclear arms. (June ...
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Father sentenced for binding kids outside Wal-Mart
LAWRENCE, Kan. -; A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for binding and blindfolding two of his children a year ago in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern ...
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Neymar shines as Brazil account for Mexico
Neymar all but fired Brazil to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup as they saw off the challenge of Mexico, 2-0, in the Group A clash at Estadio Castelao. Brazil won their opening match against Japan and the three points from tonight means they are in pole position to progress to the next stage, while in contrast, Mexico's cup ambitions look to be over after they also lost their ...
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At Least 150 Doctors Ask Obama to Visit Gitmo Prisoners
Washington, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) A total of 150 doctors from different countries signed an open letter written to US President Barack Obama for an authorization to visit the 130 hunger strikers in the prison of Guantanamo, Cuba. In the text, published in the specialized magazine Lancet, the doctors assured the prisoners have good reasons to distrust from the health personnel in the prison, ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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