| Defense hawk Graham enters Republican race for White House Posted: 01 Jun 2015 10:25 AM PDT  U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a defense hawk, entered the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday, putting criticism of President Barack Obama's foreign policy at the forefront of his White House bid.
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| U.S. top court throws out conviction for Facebook threats Posted: 01 Jun 2015 10:08 AM PDT  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man over threatening statements he made on Facebook toward his estranged wife, law enforcement officers and children in a case touching upon the boundaries of free speech online.
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| Surveillance powers lapse as Congress debates renewal Posted: 01 Jun 2015 09:42 AM PDT  In a remarkable turnaround, Senate Republicans have agreed to debate a House bill that would overhaul the NSA's handling of Americans' calling records while preserving other domestic surveillance provisions.
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| Bangladesh files murder charges in 2013 building collapse Posted: 01 Jun 2015 02:49 AM PDT  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh filed murder charges Monday against dozens of people for their roles in the 2013 collapse of a garment factory building that killed more than 1,100 people.
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| U.S. Supreme Court rules for Muslim woman denied job at clothing store Posted: 01 Jun 2015 10:26 AM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who sued after being denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons. On an 8-1 vote in an important religious rights case, the court handed a victory to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal agency that sued the company on behalf of Samantha Elauf. The legal question before the court was whether Elauf was required to ask for a religious accommodation in order for the company to be sued under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which, among other things, bans employment discrimination based on religious beliefs and practices.
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| Takata to stop using volatile chemical linked to air bag ruptures Posted: 01 Jun 2015 10:31 AM PDT  The Japanese supplier is at the center of a global recall of tens of millions of cars for potentially deadly air bag inflators that could deploy with too much force and spray metal fragments inside vehicles. Use of ammonium nitrate as a propellant in Takata air bags has been connected to dozens of ruptured inflators since 2003. The agreement to stop using ammonium nitrate was detailed by Takata executive Kevin Kennedy, in written testimony ahead of a hearing before a U.S. House panel on Tuesday.
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| Ex-NY Senate leader Skelos, son plead not guilty in corruption case Posted: 01 Jun 2015 09:16 AM PDT  By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges the politician pressured companies doing business with the state to give his son hundreds of thousands of dollars in jobs and commissions. Skelos, a 67-year-old Republican, and his 32-year-old son, Adam, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Thursday, nearly a month after prosecutors unveiled charges against the Long Island residents. Lawyers for the two men entered the not guilty pleas at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood.
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| Kerry grounded after bike accident, but for how long? Posted: 01 Jun 2015 09:37 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry was headed home to Boston from Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday for medical treatment on his broken leg.
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| Sun returns to Texas, revealing flood damage across state Posted: 31 May 2015 08:21 PM PDT  Most of Texas was set to get its first period of extended sunshine in weeks, allowing surging rivers to recede as emergency-management officials turn their attention to cleanup efforts in such places as Houston, where damage estimates top $45 million.
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| Qatar extends travel ban on ex-Gitmo inmates; talks continue Posted: 31 May 2015 02:25 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Qatar has agreed to temporarily extend travel bans on five senior Taliban leaders released last year from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for captured Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.
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