Jay Carney's son, offspring of Obama advisers launch DC boy band - New York Daily News

One Direction better watch out. A new boy band is taking the stage and they've got the power of the White House behind them. The tween group, Twenty20, includes the offspring of some of Obama's top advisers — Jay Carney's 12-year-old son, Hugo, U.S....

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Fact Check: Clinton's Benghazi chapter has holes - Fox News

Excerpts of Hillary Clinton's forthcoming memoir obtained by Politico conflict with the factual record about what happened during and after the 2012 Benghazi terror attack. Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., who sits on the newly formed Benghazi select committee...

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FBI, SEC Probe Trading of Carl Icahn, Billy Walters, Phil Mickelson - Wall Street Journal

Federal investigators are pursuing a major insider-trading probe involving finance, gambling and sports, examining the trading of investor Carl Icahn, golfer Phil Mickelson and Las Vegas bettor William "Billy" Walters. The Federal Bureau of Investigation...

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Vets around the country describe VA experiences - NewsOK.com

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs became an explosive political story this week, culminating with the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. The final straw appeared to be a report that described chronic wait times at the Phoenix hospital...

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It's a tie! Two boys win 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee - CBS News

Joint winners Ansun Sujoe , left, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, N.Y., hold the trophy they won in the 87th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor, Maryland May 29, 2014. KEVIN LAMARQUE, REUTERS Last Updated...

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Hagel says China's territorial claims destabilize region, US won't look the other ... - Fox News

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, greets Vietnam's Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh, left, before their meeting, Saturday, May 31, 2014 in Singapore. Hagel traveled to Singapore to attend the 13th Asia Security Summit. (AP Photo/Pablo...

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Ex-Microsoft CEO Ballmer buys NBA's LA Clippers for $2 billion - Reuters

By Ronald Grover and Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES Fri May 30, 2014 4:27am EDT Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer answers questions at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Bellevue, Washington in this file photo taken November 19,...

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Spellers Share Big Prize as Co-Champions at National Spelling Bee - NBCNews.com

"Sdrucciola." "Augenphilologie." The last two competitors on stage at the Scripps National Spelling Bee fought each other with big words — one letter at a time — but in the end, camaraderie was the word of the day as the two teenagers became co-champions....

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Ukraine: we have 'completely cleared' rebels from parts of east - Telegraph.co.uk

Repeating charges that Russia was carrying out "special operations" in the east of Ukraine, Mykhailo Koval, the country's acting defence minister, said Ukrainian forces would continue with military operations in border areas "until these regions begin...

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Quotations in the News - Washington Post

"I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And that's been a part of me for as long as I can remember." — Priscilla Chan, wife of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, after they announced...

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Anchor vs. Fugitive: How Brian Williams played it safe with Ed Snowden - Fox News

May 27, 2014: Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, right, speaks to NBC News anchor Brian Williams, left, during an NBC Exclusive interview.ap NBC's prime-time special with Ed Snowden made for fascinating television,...

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Police had not seen Elliot Rodger's videos when they determined he was not a ... - Washington Post

The police in Santa Barbara knew about, but never saw those videos. Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies who determined Elliot Rodger was not a threat to himself or others only weeks before his shooting spree in Isla Vista, Calif., knew...

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Former LulzSec Hacker Turned Informant Avoids Further Jail Time - KPBS

Avoiding further jail time, Hector Xavier Monsegur — a hacktivist legend — walked out of a federal court house in Manhattan on Tuesday. The AP reports that U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said Monsegur's cooperation helped disrupt hundreds of cyber...

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Lawmakers, mourners weigh in on California rampage - Chron.com

GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — Thousands mourned the deaths of their classmates at a California university, lawmakers proposed ways to prevent the next round of deaths, and the rampant presence of guns were at the forefront of both discussions as a rampage that...

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Edward Snowden: I was a trained spy, not just a computer analyst - Telegraph.co.uk

"I was trained as a spy, in the sort of the traditional sense of the word in that I lived and worked undercover, overseas pretending to work in a job that I'm not and even being assigned a name that was not mine," Snowden told NBC during an interview...

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Google unveils its own self-driving cars - BBC News

Google is starting to build its own self-driving car, rather than modifying vehicles built by other manufacturers. The car will have a stop-go button but no controls, steering wheel or pedals.It will seat two people and will have an electric propulsion....

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White House: US will have 9800 troops in Afghanistan after 2014 - CBS News

Last Updated May 27, 2014 3:30 PM EDT President Obama announced Tuesday that the U.S. plans to remove all troops from Afghanistan by 2016, starting with reducing the troop presence in the country to just 9,800 and an end to the U.S. combat mission...

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Michelle Obama speaks out on lunches - Boston Globe

 | New York Times Syndicate   May 28, 2014 WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama turned uncharacteristically political Tuesday, pushing back against a measure pending in the Republican-controlled House that would let some schools opt out of...

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Isla Vista Rampage: More Victims Identified After Deadly Spree - NBCNews.com

The three victims who were stabbed in the apartment of the man who unleashed a rampage in the college town of Isla Vista, California, were identified by authorities Sunday, two days after the violent spree. The victims were identified as Cheng Yuan...

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Ryan Hunter-Reay wins the Indianapolis 500 - Fox News

May 25, 2014: Ryan Hunter-Reay celebrates winning the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.AP May 25, 2014: Ryan Hunter-Reay celebrates after crossing the finish...

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Obama thanks troops during Afghan visit - Boston Globe

 | New York Times   May 26, 2014 WASHINGTON — During a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Sunday, President Obama thanked US troops for their service during a decade of war, saying that their sacrifices had ensured the country would...

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Ukraine's Eurobonds Extend Rally as Poroshenko Wins Election - Businessweek

Ukraine's Eurobonds rose for a 10th day as investors anticipated billionaire Petro Poroshenko's presidential election victory will help resolve the conflict with Russia. The hryvnia and stocks rallied. The yield on the dollar note due 2017 fell two...

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Crews searching for 3 people in Colorado mudslide - Washington Post

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Rescue teams are searching for three people reported missing after a large mudslide struck in western Colorado's Mesa County. The slide hit Sunday in a remote area near the town of Collbran, about 40 miles east of Grand Junction....

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European Stocks Higher After Parliamentary Elections - Wall Street Journal

European stock markets pushed higher Monday, largely brushing off strong gains for antiausterity parties in the European Parliamentary elections over the weekend, with economists and strategists saying that investors had already priced in a solid showing...

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VA expands veterans' access to outside medical care, in effort to clear long waits - Fox News

FILE: May 17, 2014: The Department of Veterans Affairs in Phoenix, Ariz.AP The Obama administration said Saturday it will allow more veterans to get health care outside Veterans Affairs facilities, following recent revelations about long waits...

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Obama To Outline Case For A Limited Foreign Policy - NPR

WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting critics of his foreign policy, President Barack Obama will soon outline a strategy for his final years in office that aims to avoid overreach as the second of the two wars he inherited comes to a close. The president will...

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California Shooting Suspect Elliot Rodger's Life of Rage and Resentment - NBCNews.com

By M. Alex JohnsonIn YouTube videos he posted late last week, Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger looks and sounds like a sweet, gentle soul, but the words he speaks reveal a tormented, twisted view of the world. Especially of women, whom he is accused of...

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