Obama’s war on ISIL could reach beyond Iraq into Syria

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• Obama’s war on ISIL could reach beyond Iraq into Syria
• McCarthy elected new House majority leader
• US: Up to 75 scientists exposed to anthrax
• Obama’s war on ISIL could reach beyond Iraq into Syria
• Militants release 48 hostages held in Tikrit, say Iraq police
• US: Up to 75 scientists exposed to anthrax
• U.S. veteran receives highest military honor
• Gov. Walker part of criminal scheme, prosecutors say
• Would-be bomber who caused Stockholm lock-down gives up to police
• Rebels beg Russia for help as fighting rages
• Cave rescue overcame waterfalls, high winds, vertical shafts
• Feds say trucker in Tracy Morgan crash was speeding
• New Indian PM's Hindi mandate is speed bump for bureaucrats
• Albania: 80,000 plants destroyed in raid on marijuana village
• Republicans square off over party's future
• Harley-Davidson introduces electric motorcycle
• Militants fly black flags over Iraq refinery
• Ukraine says peace plan 'refused' as fierce fighting hits east
• On Politics: Rich Democrats embrace the status quo
• Damage, 1 injury after tornado hits small SD town
• Taliban militants set NATO vehicles ablaze
• Battle for Iraq refinery as U.S. hesitates to strike
• King Felipe VI takes Spanish throne
• Taliban suicide attack destroys dozens of NATO trucks
• Florida man becomes 3rd executed in US in 24 hours
• Redskins forecast: Is end near for Wash. team?
• Rebuild efforts underway in Nebraska town devastated by tornadoes
• Luxembourg approves same sex marriage, adoption by gay couples
• Obama, Congress confer on Iraq strategy
• Slow justice for Benghazi victims: What's next for Libyan suspect
• Nigeria arrests senior Boko Haram member
• Iraq requests U.S. air strikes
• All the world's a stage, and all the politicians merely players
• Amazon unveils Fire smartphone

Obama’s war on ISIL could reach beyond Iraq into Syria Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:22 PM PDT The president announced that targeted, precise military action in Iraq still an option.

McCarthy elected new House majority leader Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:15 PM PDT GOP makes first leadership change since Majority Leader Cantor's election loss.

US: Up to 75 scientists exposed to anthrax Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:16 PM PDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some of its staff in Atlanta may have been accidentally exposed to dangerous anthrax bacteria because of a safety problem at one of its labs.

Obama’s war on ISIL could reach beyond Iraq into Syria Posted: 19 Jun 2014 10:53 AM PDT The president announced that targeted, precise military action in Iraq still an option.

Militants release 48 hostages held in Tikrit, say Iraq police Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT Kirkuk (Iraq) (AFP) - Militants who have overrun a swathe of territory north of Baghdad in a lightning offensive released on Thursday 48 foreigners, including four Turks, held for several days, Iraqi police said. The construction workers, who were helping build a hospital in the now insurgent-held city of Tikrit, are from Turkey, Nepal, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. "The workers... were kidnapped near the Hamreen mountains four days ago, and were handed over near a checkpoint between Tikrit and Kirkuk," said Major General Torhan Abdulrahman, the deputy police chief for Kirkuk province. "We brought them to Kirkuk, and they will return to their countries soon."

US: Up to 75 scientists exposed to anthrax Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:59 PM PDT As many as 75 scientists working in U.S. federal government laboratories in Atlanta may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria and are being offered treatment to prevent infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. They then transferred the samples, which may have contained live bacteria, to lower-security CDC labs not equipped to handle live anthrax. Dr Paul Meechan, director of the environmental health and safety compliance office at the CDC, said the agency discovered the potential exposure on the evening of Friday, June 13, and immediately began contacting individuals working in the labs who may have unknowingly handled live anthrax bacteria. "No employee has shown any symptoms of anthrax illness," Meechan told Reuters.

U.S. veteran receives highest military honor Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:41 PM PDT President Obama presented the Medal of Honor to a veteran who took the blow from a grenade to protect a fellow Marine in Afghanistan, sustaining major wounds, including the loss of his right eye.

Gov. Walker part of criminal scheme, prosecutors say Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:26 PM PDT Federal prosecutors believe Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, illegally coordinated fundraising with conservative groups as part of a nationwide "criminal scheme" to violate election laws, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.

Would-be bomber who caused Stockholm lock-down gives up to police Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:38 PM PDT STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A man who had threatened to set off explosives in the heart of Stockholm on Thursday gave himself up and was taken away by police, a spokesman said. Police had sealed off large parts of the capital city and evacuated buildings as they negotiated with the man who said he was carrying explosives and had barricaded himself inside a building near the headquarters of the main government party. "He came out, he showed he wasn't dangerous and he could be detained without drama, and he has now been taken away from there ... ...

Rebels beg Russia for help as fighting rages Posted: 19 Jun 2014 10:09 AM PDT Insurgent leader says rebels are losing the battle in eastern Ukraine.

Cave rescue overcame waterfalls, high winds, vertical shafts Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:09 AM PDT Rescue Took 12 Days and More Than 700 People

Feds say trucker in Tracy Morgan crash was speeding Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:37 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The driver of a tractor-trailer that plowed into a limousine van carrying comedian Tracy Morgan and several friends, killing one person and severely injuring Morgan and two others, was speeding in the final moments before the crash, according to a preliminary report released Thursday.

New Indian PM's Hindi mandate is speed bump for bureaucrats Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:31 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — For the past two weeks, the top civil servants in India's labyrinthine bureaucracy have been sent back to school.

Albania: 80,000 plants destroyed in raid on marijuana village Posted: 19 Jun 2014 06:14 AM PDT By Benet Koleka LAZARAT Albania (Reuters) - The smoke from burning marijuana plants billowed from a dozen houses on Day Five of Albania's most serious move yet against a southern village, armed to the teeth, that has churned out weed on an industrial scale for more than 15 years. Lazarat has long blighted Albania's efforts to shed the image of a Balkan badlands since it threw off communism in 1991. With the fruits of its labor turning up in Italy, Greece and, last year, Germany, Albania has come under increasing pressure from the European Union to crack down on drug producers long considered untouchable, out of reach of the law thanks to a web of corrupt connections to the police and politicians. Albania hopes to get approval later this month from each of the EU's 28 member states to become an official candidate for inclusion in the group.

Republicans square off over party's future Posted: 19 Jun 2014 03:37 AM PDT What to watch for in today's heated House GOP leadership elections after Cantor's ouster.

Harley-Davidson introduces electric motorcycle Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:53 AM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson has introduced its first electric motorcycle, a sleek, futuristic bike that sounds like a jet airplane taking off and can go from 0 to 60 mph in less than four seconds.

Militants fly black flags over Iraq refinery Posted: 19 Jun 2014 04:53 AM PDT Witness says militants have taken checkpoints, but government says it still controls facility.

Ukraine says peace plan 'refused' as fierce fighting hits east Posted: 19 Jun 2014 08:11 AM PDT By Aleksandar Vasovic SIVERSK (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists were locked in fierce fighting in the east of Ukraine on Thursday and a rebel commander acknowledged big losses among separatists heavily outgunned by government forces. Even as President Petro Poroshenko and his team prepared to unveil their blueprint for ending more than two months of rebellion, government forces, using artillery and heavy armour, said they were tightening the noose on separatists near Krasny Liman, north of the main regional hub of Donetsk. Government forces said the fighting erupted in the early hours after rebels refused to lay down their arms as part of Poroshenko's peace plan.

On Politics: Rich Democrats embrace the status quo Posted: 19 Jun 2014 03:01 AM PDT So you're a liberal member of the 1 percent, and you've decided to wrest control of the Democratic agenda from change-averse insiders. Where do you turn for leadership and innovation? To the teachers union, of course!

Damage, 1 injury after tornado hits small SD town Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:44 AM PDT WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — A tornado hit a small town in central South Dakota on Wednesday night, damaging homes, destroying several businesses and injuring one person, according to the National Weather Service and local officials.

Taliban militants set NATO vehicles ablaze Posted: 19 Jun 2014 02:20 AM PDT Attackers die in gunfight with Afghan police and soldiers at Pakistan border crossing.

Battle for Iraq refinery as U.S. hesitates to strike Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:05 AM PDT The government said it was in "complete control," but a witness said fighting was continuing.

King Felipe VI takes Spanish throne Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:01 PM PDT King Felipe VI took the Spanish crown Thursday, setting the stage for celebrations in the flag-festooned capital a day after his father quit the throne with tears in his eyes. Felipe legally became king at the stroke of midnight (2200 GMT) as an act of parliament signed by his father came into force, formalising the end of 76-year-old Juan Carlos' 39-year reign.

Taliban suicide attack destroys dozens of NATO trucks Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:41 AM PDT Militants struck NATO post in east Afghanistan, blowing up trucks on base and sparking gunfight.

Florida man becomes 3rd executed in US in 24 hours Posted: 18 Jun 2014 05:17 PM PDT STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has executed a man who fatally stabbed his wife and her young son in 1985.

Redskins forecast: Is end near for Wash. team? Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:33 PM PDT Team claims name, logo use OK, but trademark ruling may mean bleak future.

Rebuild efforts underway in Nebraska town devastated by tornadoes Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:25 PM PDT Soon the roughly 350 residents of this farming town in northeastern Nebraska will face a momentous decision that people in other U.S. towns devastated by tornadoes have agonized over: stay and rebuild, or leave.

Luxembourg approves same sex marriage, adoption by gay couples Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:44 PM PDT Lawmakers in Luxembourg, whose prime minister is openly gay, overwhelmingly approved changes in the small European nation's legislation governing marriage that will allow people of the same sex to wed and to adopt children.

Obama, Congress confer on Iraq strategy Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:59 PM PDT U.S. politicians clash over who is to blame for the insurgents' advance.

Slow justice for Benghazi victims: What's next for Libyan suspect Posted: 18 Jun 2014 06:13 PM PDT The U.S. military got its man, and has handed him over to the Justice Department. What lies ahead for Ahmed Abu Khattala, the Libyan militant accused of being a mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attacks?

Nigeria arrests senior Boko Haram member Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:52 PM PDT Rebel was found among group of nearly 500 travelers in Abia state, Nigeria's military said.

Iraq requests U.S. air strikes Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:33 PM PDT Query follows a lightning advance by Sunni rebels, urging swift action by the Shi'ite-led gov't.

All the world's a stage, and all the politicians merely players Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:46 AM PDT Members of Congress spend an evening acting out Shakespeare.

Amazon unveils Fire smartphone Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:05 AM PDT CEO Jeff Bezos: Fire Phone is smaller than an Android, but larger than an iPhone.

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