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Monday, Jun 17, 2013 at 3:16 PM

NSA Leaker Snowden: U.S. "Worth Dying For"

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Obama, Putin Agree to Push for Syria Negotiations


President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Monday at the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, and agreed to push for negotiations between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian opposition. Despite Washington's and Moscow's different positions on the conflict, both share an interest in seeing an end to the violence in Syria, two and a half years after its civil war began, Obama said Monday, just after his first meeting with Putin in over a year. The White House meanwhile is set to announce a new $300 million humanitarian aid package for Syria and neighbors facing an influx of refugees, days after Washington angered Moscow by authorizing military aid for Syria's rebels. Earlier Monday in Enniskillen, the site of a deadly 1987 bombing amid the region's decades-long Troubles, Obama spoke on sustaining Catholic-Protestant reconciliation and urged the world to follow Northern Ireland's "blueprint" for peace. Get More at NBC News

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More Than 100,000 Protesters Take to the Streets of Brazil

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Former Boston Hitman Says Whitey Bulger's Dealings "Broke My Heart"

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Feds Dig Up Field in Search for Jimmy Hoffa's Remains

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3 Naval Academy Students to Face Sex Assault Charges

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 at 4:55 PM

Court Strikes Ariz. Proof of Citizenship Voter Law


The Supreme Court struck down Monday an Arizona law requiring would-be voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship when they register to vote. In a 7-2 decision, with the majority opinion penned by Justice Antonin Scalia, the court found Arizona's law preempted by a federal law that requires states to "accept and use" the federal voter registration form, which itself requires voters to check a box stating that they are U.S. citizens. The challenge to Arizona's law had argued that the law was aimed at discouraging voting by legal immigrants, not at curbing voter fraud. Since federal law prohibits the copying of naturalization documents, applicants were forced to register in person instead of through the mail. Three other states with proof of citizenship voter laws almost identical to Arizona's had joined Arizona in urging the high court to uphold the law. Get More at NBC News

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Man on NJ-Bound Plane: "Your Life Is in Jeopardy"

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 at 6:09 AM
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 at 6:33 PM

Obama's Ratings Suffer Amid Gov't Data-Mining Flap

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 at 4:52 PM

Iran's Next President Hints at Thaw with U.S.


Iran's frosty relations with the U.S. could thaw soon, Iranian President-elect Hassan Rowhani hinted Monday, though he rejected the possibility of direct talks. "Iran and America's relationship was like a wound that has not healed; we must not look back but forward," Rowhani said at his first news conference after being elected Friday. The countries should "look to the future," but one-on-one talks between the countries wouldn’t be possible unless Washington vowed to "never interfere in Iranian affairs," Rowhani said. As chief nuclear negotiator, the moderate cleric negotiated a suspension of Tehran's nuclear program in the past, but on Monday, he said it is Iran’s right to enrich uranium and it will not halt again. Get More at NBC News

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Ed Koch Tombstone Has Wrong Birth Date

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Verdict in 8-Month Erection Lawsuit: No Negligence

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 at 4:51 PM

Turkey Could Call in Army to Quell Protests: Deputy PM

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Judge Grants Defense Motion on Timeline for Anonymity of Jurors in Zimmerman Trial

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