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ABC News - 22 mins agoTea Party Activitst Rallied on Capitol Hill Against IRS Abuse More »Tea Party Wants IRS Dumped Overboard
NY State to privatize Long Island utility, freeze rates: Governor Cuomo
Reuters - 22 mins agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York lawmakers announced a deal on Wednesday to privatize utility operations on Long Island and revamp the Long Island Power Authority, a state-owned New York utility company that was criticized for its response during last year's Superstorm Sandy. The deal, announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo, includes a rate freeze through 2015. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc , a private utility in neighboring New Jersey, will take over management of LIPA's operations. ... More »NY State to privatize Long Island utility, freeze rates: Governor Cuomo
Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking
Associated Press - 25 mins agoNEW YORK (AP) — A judge who heard prostitutes testify that a father-and-son pimp team made them feel like family cleared the two men of sex trafficking charges Wednesday. More »Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking
Fifty Shades Of Grey Finds A Director
Access Hollywood - 25 mins agoA director has been chosen to helm "Fifty Shades of Grey."
More »Fifty Shades Of Grey Finds A DirectorHTC One mini reportedly heading to AT&T
BGR News - 26 mins agoA new report suggests that the HTC One mini will be arriving on at least one U.S. carrier later this year. According to PhoneArena, the smartphone will be available on AT&T this summer. The HTC One mini is expected to be equipped with a 4.3-inch 720p display, a 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor and an Ultrapixel rear camera. HTC may be attempting to launch the device across all major networks in the U.S., as it has done with the larger HTC One, though the Verizon model hasn’t launched yet. The latest rumors claim that the HTC One mini will be released sometime in August. More »HTC One mini reportedly heading to AT&T
Obama making plans to tackle global warming
Associated Press - 27 mins agoWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more — and we will do more," Obama said Wednesday in Berlin. More »Obama making plans to tackle global warming
Mueller: FBI uses drones for surveillance
Associated Press - 28 mins agoWASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI uses drones for surveillance of stationary subjects, and the privacy implications of such operations are "worthy of debate," FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday. More »Mueller: FBI uses drones for surveillance
Redfining Obesity Leads To Awareness
CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) - 29 mins ago
Experts say obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher. Doctors also caution that the threshold for 'morbid obesity' is lower than many may realize. 
More »Redfining Obesity Leads To AwarenessBaseball results
Reuters - 29 mins agoJune 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) NY YANKEES 6 LA Dodgers 4 Baltimore 13 DETROIT 3 ARIZONA 3 Miami 1 SAN FRANCISCO 4 San Diego 2 More »Baseball results
Motorcyclists rally in Washington, D.C., seeking independent testing of E15 fuel blend
PR Newswire - 30 mins agoPICKERINGTON, Ohio, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Motorcyclists and federal lawmakers spoke out about their concerns over E15 fuel in a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 19. The riders gathered to urge their senators and representatives to call for independent testing of the E15 ethanol fuel blend in motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle engines before it is allowed for sale at retail gas stations. ... More »Motorcyclists rally in Washington, D.C., seeking independent testing of E15 fuel blend
Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses
Associated Press - 30 mins agoRetailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has responded to a multi-state campaign and stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles, political leaders in drug-plagued ... More »Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses
New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes
Associated Press - 31 mins agoDENVER (AP) — A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado and elsewhere in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread. More »New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes
Micro Tech posts fiscal 3Q profit
Associated Press - 31 mins agoChipmaker Micron Technology Inc. on Wednesday reported a profit for its fiscal third quarter on improved pricing and revenue, beating analysts' estimates. The company, based in Boise, Idaho, makes dynamic ... More »Micro Tech posts fiscal 3Q profit
Three plead guilty in New York City payroll fraud case
Reuters - 32 mins agoBy Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three women pleaded guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges arising out of what prosecutors say was a corrupt New York City payroll project that cost the city more than $600 million. The three are related to Mark Mazer, a former city consultant who prosecutors say played a central role in the scheme, which involved more than $40 million in kickbacks. The defendants who pleaded guilty include Svetlana Mazer, Mazer's wife; Larisa Medzon, his mother; and Anna Makovetskaya, a cousin. ... More »Three plead guilty in New York City payroll fraud case
Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
Reuters - 32 mins agoBy Alister Bull and Pedro da Costa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year. Bernanke's confirmation that the Fed is getting closer to pulling back on its $85 billion in monthly asset purchases confirmed investor fears, sending stocks and bonds sharply lower and pushing benchmark Treasury yields to a 15-month high. ... More »Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
Senate approves Froman as U.S. trade representative
Reuters - 32 mins agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved White House international economic affairs adviser Michael Froman to be the next U.S. trade representative, sending him into the fray of two huge trade negotiations in Asia and Europe. Froman, a longtime friend of President Barack Obama, has already played a major role in shaping U.S. trade policy over the past four years from his post in the White House. ... More »Senate approves Froman as U.S. trade representative
Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
Reuters - 33 mins agoBy Hamid Shalizi and Lesley Wroughton KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the Taliban and would halt negotiations with Washington on a post-2014 troop pact. The United States and the Taliban had announced on Tuesday that officials from both sides will meet in Doha, the capital of Qatar, in coming days, in a step forward for a stuttering peace process after 12 years of bloody and costly war between U.S. ... More »Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
Mining company submits sampling plan to Wis. DNR
Associated Press - 34 mins agoA company looking to dig a huge iron mine just south of Lake Superior has filed new papers with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources outlining a bulk sampling plan and notifying the agency it ... More »Mining company submits sampling plan to Wis. DNR
Arizona wildfire threatens hundreds of homes, California blaze wanes
Reuters - 35 mins agoBy Tim Gaynor and Alex Dobuzinskis PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities said. More than 500 firefighters were battling the Doce Fire, which has burned through 7,000 acres of chaparral, pine and juniper since Tuesday morning near Prescott, about 100 miles north of Phoenix, the Prescott National Forest said in a statement. ... More »Arizona wildfire threatens hundreds of homes, California blaze wanes
Sanrda Bullock Won't Hate Little Girls
The Atlantic Wire - 36 mins agoToday in show business news: The search for Miss Hannigan continues, some interesting clues about the next Star Wars movie, and Simon Rich continues to do well at his 20s. More »Sanrda Bullock Won't Hate Little Girls
House votes to cut food stamps
Associated Press - 36 mins agoWASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year. More »House votes to cut food stamps
Joint San Francisco/New York City Tech Summit Announced
Yahoo! Contributor Network - 38 mins agoSan Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced that both cities will hold technology summits over the next year. More »Joint San Francisco/New York City Tech Summit Announced
Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts
Associated Press - 38 mins agoWASHINGTON (AP) — By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree. More »Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts
US and Cuba agree to resume migration talks
Associated Press - 38 mins agoHAVANA (AP) — The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies. More »US and Cuba agree to resume migration talks
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