Iraq crisis could redraw the Middle East

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• Iraq crisis could redraw the Middle East
• This is how President Obama pronounces 'GIF'
• World Cup: What you need to know to get in the game
• American among 3 missing teens in Israel
• Fire crews burn house teetering on Texas cliff
• Obama: No troops to Iraq
• Massive GM recall: Ignitions can be switched off with knee
• Prelude to Iraq military action?
• FAA controllers still working 'rattler' shifts
• Poachers massacre elephants in Congo park
• Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric issues call to fight jihadist rebels
• Fear, fun coincide in Rio on opening day of World Cup
• Former POW Bergdahl back in the U.S.
• Iraq in paralysis after Sunni militants' blitz
• Tesla handing over the keys to its electric car technology
• Niger or Nigeria? Wrong flag showcased at World Cup
• Luxury home that's teetering over Texas lake to be torched
• Feds push local cops to stay silent on surveillance tech
• Calif. migrant kids shelter could fill up soon
• 3D printer cleared for astronauts to make parts in space
• In letters home, Bergdahl talks about why he left base
• Maker of bullet-resistant blankets for kids says sales are up

Iraq crisis could redraw the Middle East Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:52 AM PDT Expert: "The Sunnis of Iraq are willing to go to bed with the devil to defeat Maliki."

This is how President Obama pronounces 'GIF' Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:35 AM PDT President Barack Obama declared "GIF" is pronounced with a hard "G," as one would pronounce "gift," "gaffe" or the "G" in "Benghazi." The debate rages on.

World Cup: What you need to know to get in the game Posted: 12 Jun 2014 03:54 PM PDT For the next month billions of people around the world will be talking about one thing: The World Cup. There's a lot to learn about the popular sport, and hopefully after you watch this video you'll say #NowIGetIt.

American among 3 missing teens in Israel Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:20 AM PDT Israeli soldiers searched the West Bank on Friday for three missing teenagers from nearby settlements, one of them a U.S. citizen, amid fears Palestinian militants abducted them, authorities said.

Fire crews burn house teetering on Texas cliff Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:51 AM PDT Fire crews have begun burning a luxury house that's teetering atop a crumbling 75-foot cliff over a Central Texas lake.

Obama: No troops to Iraq Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:34 AM PDT Decision on what action to take to be made in days ahead, Obama says.

Massive GM recall: Ignitions can be switched off with knee Posted: Every Chevrolet Camaro built since General Motors relaunched the pony car in 2010 – some 511,508 cars worldwide — was recalled today after GM discovered drivers could accidentally turn the car off with their knees, the same problem at the heart of the deadly Chevy Cobalt recall.

Prelude to Iraq military action? Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:09 AM PDT President Obama said US would take action if interests were threatened: Kerry making the case.

FAA controllers still working 'rattler' shifts Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:44 AM PDT Many flight controllers still get little or no sleep before overnight shifts, a report says.

Poachers massacre elephants in Congo park Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:19 AM PDT At least 68 elephants, some 4 percent of the population of one of Africa's oldest parks, have been slaughtered by poachers over the last two months using chain saws and helicopters, the non-profit group ...

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric issues call to fight jihadist rebels Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:24 AM PDT By Raheem Salman and Isra al-Rubei'i Baghdad, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's most senior Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged followers to take up arms against a full-blown Sunni militant insurgency to topple Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, escalating a conflict that threatens civil war and a possible break-up of the country. In Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama said he was reviewing military options, short of sending combat troops, to help Iraq fight the insurgency but warned any U.S. action must be accompanied by an Iraqi effort to bridge political divisions. In a rare intervention at Friday prayers in the holy city of Kerbala, a message from Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who is the highest religious authority for Shi'ites in Iraq, said people should unite to fight back against a lightning advance by militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Fighters under the black flag of ISIL are sweeping south towards the capital Baghdad in a campaign to recreate a mediaeval caliphate carved out of fragmenting Iraq and Syria that has turned into a widespread rebellion against Maliki.

Fear, fun coincide in Rio on opening day of World Cup Posted: Suddenly, everyone was running. It was not clear at first what people were running from. But the fear was etched into every face – eyes wide, heads on a swivel.

Former POW Bergdahl back in the U.S. Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:47 AM PDT The U.S. soldier arrives at a Texas medical center after five years as a Taliban prisoner.

Iraq in paralysis after Sunni militants' blitz Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:52 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Shiite-led government of Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki remained in paralysis Friday, unable to form a coherent response after al-Qaida-inspired militants blitzed and captured entire chunks of the nation's Sunni heartland this week, including major cities, towns, military and police bases as Iraqi forces melted away or fled.

Tesla handing over the keys to its electric car technology Posted: 12 Jun 2014 05:39 PM PDT Electric car maker Tesla Motors is handing over the keys to its technology in an unusual effort to encourage other automakers to expand beyond gasoline-burning vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised Thursday ...

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Luxury home that's teetering over Texas lake to be torched Posted: 12 Jun 2014 03:38 PM PDT WHITNEY, Texas (AP) — The owner of a vacant luxury house teetering on a crumbling 75-foot cliff over a Central Texas lake has decided to burn the house and clear the lot of the debris.

Feds push local cops to stay silent on surveillance tech Posted: 12 Jun 2014 01:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has been quietly advising local police not to disclose details about surveillance technology they are using to sweep up basic cellphone data from entire neighborhoods, The Associated Press has learned.

Calif. migrant kids shelter could fill up soon Posted: 12 Jun 2014 04:22 PM PDT Central American children are being sent to Naval base amid a surge in border crossings.

3D printer cleared for astronauts to make parts in space Posted: 12 Jun 2014 12:54 PM PDT A 3D printer has passed its final set of NASA checks, clearing the way for the device to launch toward the International Space Station in August. A series of trials at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama has verified that the 3D printer — developed by California-based startup Made in Space in cooperation with NASA, as part of a project known as 3D Print — meets all the requirements for use aboard the orbiting lab, officials announced today (June 12). "NASA was able to provide key guidance on how to best comply with strenuous space certification, safety and operational requirements, and Made In Space excelled at incorporating that insight into the design," Niki Werkheiser, the NASA 3D Print project manager, said in a statement. The printer is now cleared for takeoff aboard the next cargo mission the private company SpaceX will fly to the space station for NASA using its robotic Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket.

In letters home, Bergdahl talks about why he left base Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:54 AM PDT In a pair of letters, the captured U.S. soldier asks his government to reserve judgment about his disappearance—and complains about the officers leading his unit in Afghanistan.

Maker of bullet-resistant blankets for kids says sales are up Posted: 12 Jun 2014 12:03 PM PDT By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma company that sells a blanket to protect children from gunfire has seen its business grow after a spate of U.S. school shootings has left parents and educators on edge. ProTecht of Oklahoma originally developed its "Body Guard" blanket product to keep children safe from high-speed debris flying through the air from the tornadoes that frequently hit the state, but many parents see it as armor against bullets, the company said on Thursday. "The government is not going to do anything in law about guns, and there is nothing else out there to protect the children," said Stan Schone, who helped develop the blanket. Co-developer Steve Walker, an Oklahoma podiatrist, came up with the idea of a protective blanket after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in late 2012 and a tornado a few months later that killed 24 people in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including seven children at school.

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