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Same-Sex Couple Gets Married In Texas, After Judge Defies Gay-Marriage Ban

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Two Austin women became the first gay couple to legally marry in the state of Texas on Thursday.

KXAN-TV reports that this all started when a Travis County judge, who had earlier in the week ruled the state's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, ordered an Austin clerk to issue ...

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U.S., Turkey Reach Agreement To Train, Equip Some Syrian Rebels

Thursday, February 19, 2015

The United States and Turkey have reached an agreement to train and equip "the moderate Syrian opposition," the U.S. Embassy in Turkey said on Thursday.

NPR's Tom Bowman reports that a defense official tells him Qatar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia will also be part of the effort, which is set ...

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2 Major Cyclones Are Lashing 2 Parts Of Australia

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Two major tropical cyclones are affecting two different parts of Australia at the same time.

Cyclone Lam came ashore Thursday as a category 4 storm and Marcia is expected to make landfall as a category 5 storm with wind gusts of up to 177 mph.

Lam is lashing the ...

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Poll Shows Bloom Has Fallen Off Olympic Bid For Most Bostonians

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Just a little more than a month since Boston was chosen to become the next American city to put together an Olympic bid, Bostonians seem to be getting cold feet.

A poll commissioned by NPR member station WBUR found that a plurality of Bostonians (46 percent) "oppose the ...

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'We're Racist' Soccer Fans Chant After Pushing Black Man Out Of Paris Metro

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

British police are looking for a group of Chelsea fans who were responsible for an ugly spectacle in the Paris metro.

The Guardian posted video that shows a group of soccer fans who push an unidentified black man off a packed metro.

As if their action wasn't enough, they ...

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Obama: We Must Change The Narrative On Islam To Combat Violent Extremists

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

In a keynote address at a summit on violent extremism, President Obama said people of all faiths have to try to change the narrative that Islam is incompatible with a modern society, if the international community is to combat what he called a "generational challenge."

Obama said that this past ...

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Oregon's New Governor, Kate Brown, Is Sworn In

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Kate Brown, Oregon's former secretary of state, was sworn in as the state's new governor on Wednesday.

Brown, if you remember, takes over for John Kitzhaber, the state's only four-term governor, who was forced to resign over an influence-peddling scandal.

Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Brown acknowledged that she ...

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U.S. And Cuba Will Hold Second Round Of Normalization Talks In Washington

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

The United States and Cuba will hold a second round of talks aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations in Washington, next week.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki made the announcement during her daily press conference on Tuesday.

Reuters reports:

"The sides held historic negotiations in Havana last month and ...

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Joe Biden Gets A Bit Too Close To New Secretary Of Defense's Wife

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden is making news for all the wrong reasons today. First, during a White House anti-extremism summit, Biden talked about the "very identifiable" Somali community that lives in his hometown of Wilmington, Del.

The AP reports:

" 'I might add, if you ever come to the ...

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New York's Top Judge Calls For Overhaul Of State's Grand Jury System

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Following two controversial decisions by grand juries in New York and in Missouri, New York's top judge is calling for an overhaul of the system.

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman called the grand jury system a "relic of another time," and said that the way it has worked so ...

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Alex Rodriguez Says 'Sorry' As He Returns From Seasonlong Suspension

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Just as he prepares to return after a one-season suspension, Major League Baseball slugger Alex Rodriguez is saying he is sorry.

"I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season," Rodriguez says in a handwritten letter. "I regret that my actions made the ...

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Talks Collapse, As Greece Rejects E.U. Bailout Deal

Monday, February 16, 2015

Just four hours after they started, talks between Greece and the European Union collapsed. The two sides were trying to hammer out an agreement that would allow Greece to continue receiving bailout help from its Eurozone partners.

But both sides walked out of the talks and reiterated their hard lines: ...

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Report: Using Malware, Hackers Steal Millions From Banks

Monday, February 16, 2015

Putting in place a sophisticated digital racket, hackers were able to steal millions of dollars from up to 100 banks in what the Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab is calling "the most successful criminal cyber campaign we have ever seen."

Kaspersky, which helped uncover a piece of malicious software ...

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Winter Storm Brings Rain, Ice, Snow Across Country's Midsection

Monday, February 16, 2015

A new winter storm is working its way across the country's midsection and is forecast to bring rain, ice and snow to a wide swath of the Mid-Atlantic before potentially bringing another round of snow to New England.

For the the country's midsection, Accuweather reports that this may be ...

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Retaliating For Killings, Egypt Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS In Libya

Monday, February 16, 2015

Retaliating for the mass killing of 21 of its Christian citizens, Egypt launched airstrikes against the self-declared Islamic State in Libya.

Al Arabiya reports:

" 'Your armed forces on Monday carried out focused air strikes in Libya against Daesh camps, places of gathering and training, and weapons depots,' ...

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'Wall Street Journal': Apple Working On An Electric Car

Friday, February 13, 2015

Apple hasn't been the subject of flashy rumors in a while. The Wall Street Journal remedied that with a story today that says the maker of the iPhone is currently working on producing an electric car to challenge Telsa for the market.

The Journal's story is based on unnamed Apple ...

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Gary Owens, 'Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In' Announcer, Dies

Friday, February 13, 2015

Gary Owens, the voice-over star known as the announcer on Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In, died on Thursday at his home in the Los Angeles area.

NPR member station KPCC reports that Owens parlayed his role on Laugh-In into a long career of voice-over work. KPCC adds:

"Owens hosted ...

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Déjà Vu All Over Again: Northeast Braces For Another Blizzard

Friday, February 13, 2015

It's just won't stop for our poor neighbors in the northeast.

Boston, for example, has already seen the snowiest February on record after a parade of three storms dumped more than three feet of snow. Well that record is about to be crushed: The National Weather Service is predicting another ...

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Amid Influence-Peddling Scandal, Oregon Governor Resigns

Friday, February 13, 2015

Consumed by an influence-peddling scandal, John Kitzhaber, Oregon's only four-term governor, has resigned.

Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Kitzhaber made the announcement in a statement. The station reports:

"'I apologize to all those people who gave of their faith, time, energy and resources to elect me to a ...

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Argentine President Is Accused In Cover Up Of 1994 Bombing

Friday, February 13, 2015

An Argentine prosecutor has formally accused the country's president in a cover up involving one of Argentina's worst terrorist attack.

Opening another dramatic chapter in what's already an international tale of intrigue and possibly murder, prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita said President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Foreign Minister Héctor Marcos Timmerman ...

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