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Is it time for the public to start funding cancer research?

Cancer Funding Photos Research Wikipedia: Research

The Daily Telegraph
Is it time for the public to start funding cancer research?
When Alexander Masters discovered a breakthrough cancer treatment had been shelved due to lack of funding, he appealed to the public to help raise the cash – and succeeded. Staff at Uppsala... (photo: WN / marzena)

Crowd of people gathered on the road for the social activity

Internet Photos Travel Washington Wikipedia: Technology

The News & Observer
All the ways you’re being watched
WASHINGTON — Someone is watching you. What you spend. Where you eat. Whom you call. Where you travel. What you Google. What you give to charity. Recent reports of government access to records... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats.

Independent online (SA)
FBI: Snowden will face justice
Washington - FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Thursday that authorities would move aggressively to track down Edward Snowden and hold him accountable for leaking the details of extensive and... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen)
Conspiracy Crime Photos US Wikipedia: PRISM (surveillance program)

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem, appears during an interview with The Associated Press in his residence in Santiago, Chile on .April 7, 2004. An Argentine court on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, ruled that Menem can return to his country without being detained as result of corruption charges he fa

The New York Times
Ex-President of Argentina Sentenced
Former President Carlos Saúl Menem was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday for illegally smuggling weapons to Ecuador and Croatia in violation of international embargoes in the 1990s. The... (photo: AP / Roberto Candia, FILE)
Argentina Arms Trafficking Carlos Menem Photos Wikipedia: Carlos Menem

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping shortly before their meetings at the Great Hall of the People Saturday, April 13, 2013 in Beijing. The question of how Washington can persuade Beijing to exert real pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's unpredictable regime is front and center as Kerry meets Saturday with Chinese leaders in Beijing.

BBC News
Chinese leader Xi Jinping set for Obama summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in California for summit talks with US President Barack Obama. The two-day meeting, at a private estate, is the first between the... (photo: AP / Paul J. Richards, Pool)
China Photos Summit US Wikipedia: Xi Jinping

In this April 21, 2010 file photo James Clapper is seen in McLean, Va., just outside of Washington.

BBC News
US spy chief clarifies internet tapping policy
US spy chief James Clapper has admitted the government collects communications from internet firms, but says the policy only targets "non-US persons". The... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Internet Photos Spying US Wikipedia: National Security Agency

A server rack seen from the rear

Al Jazeera
Servers of internet firms 'monitored' by US
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading US Internet companies,... (photo: Creative Commons)
Interent Photos Spying US Wikipedia: National Security Agency

Politics

	Russell Pearce Condemns Jan Brewer On Medicaid Expansion Huffington Post
	NSA surveillance: anger mounts in Congress at 'spying on Americans' The Guardian
	US spy leak source goes into 'hiding' Al Jazeera

Business

	Stocks slip in midday trading on Wall Street Herald Tribune
	Facebook, Google at front line of global cyber war The Times of India

United Nations

	NSA Chief Says Phone Logs Halted Terror Threats CNBC
	The NSA Data: Where Does It Go? National Geographic News
	US whistleblower: Consulate, Hong Kong refuse comment Zeenews

Entertainment

	Eva Mendes: Tears will flow NZ Herald
	Chris Brown's New Song To Include Gay-Friendly Message In Connection With Singer's 'Unity Campaign' Huffington Post

Bigger breweries in better areas for craft beer fans gets th

Protesters back in streets of Brazilian cities

Jobs program gives Milwaukee teens real-world experience

Central America

UK and Ecuador still at loggerheads over fate of WikiLeak’s

FOIA suit reveals Guantánamos indefinite detainees

9/11 accused in Guantanamo court but trial distant

US names 'dangerous' Cuba prisoners

FBI searches for Hoffa remains

>Protesters back in streets of Brazilian cities

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is seen in an event in Boston, Thursday, June 10, 2004. A federal judge's instructions on Thursday, which is to ensure picketing union members do not block construction vehicles and workers from entering the Fleet Center, was a significant victory for Menino, who has been under increasing pressure to reach some sort of agreement with the police union.

Menino feels the love

Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni waves to neighbors after leaving her apartment complex where she was under house arrest in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 14, 2013. Venezuelan authorities on Friday freed the judge who arrested in 2009 after then-President Hugo Chavez objected to one of her rulings, and who became a cause celebre for the opposition and international human rights groups.

Magistrate Maria Lourdes Afiuni who cross Venezuela's Hugo Chavez freed

Sun behind mix clouds - Climate Change - environment

Climate Change This Week: Arctic Carbon Bomb, California Cleaning, and More!

McCrory says budget deal by July 1 uncertain The News & Observer
Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil The Guardian
Brazil protests erupt on huge scale The Guardian
Protesters back in streets of Brazil cities USA Today
Star prosecution witness: 'It broke my heart' to learn Bulge CNN
Protests in Brazil as discontent spreads Stuff
Moving On: Part Two The New York Times
Lawyer Mélanie Joly announces mayoral bid CBC
Brazilian cities see another round of protests CBC
After Sexual Abuse Case, a Hasidic Accuser Is Shunned, Then The New York Times
Protests build in Brazil as discontent spreads Denver Post
Chicago's next US attorney faces urgent dilemma Boston Herald
Jury finds ex-Chicago alderman guilty in federal bribery cas Chicago Sun-Times
It's Hard To Look At These Photos From Indonesia And Brazil Business Insider
Thousands protest in Brazilian cities The Times of India
Another round of protests in Brazilian cities RoadRunner
Brazil cities hit by more protests Belfast Telegraph
Man arrested on charges that he mailed ecstasy in supplement Orlando Sentinel
Goodbye 5th Amendment? Supremes rule silence can be used in The Washington Times
After Turkey, Brazil Hit by Widespread Protests CNBC

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before a pretrial military hearing.

Hypocrisy at the heart of Bradley Manning trial

U.S. Marines with the 215th Corps Engineer Advisor Team, alongside engineers assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, observe their Afghan National Army engineer counterparts during a clearing operation near Camp Shorabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 16, 2013. The advisor team was there to mentor and advise the ANA heavy equipment operators on the proper use of their equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/Released)

Going to war in Afghanistan has not saved us from terrorism and drugs

U.S. academic and polemicist Noam Chomsky, left, speaks at Jordan's University in Amman, Tuesday, May 18, 2010, during an online lecture with Bir Zeit University in the West Bank.

Video: Jeremy Scahill & Noam Chomsky on Secret U.S. Dirty Wars From Laos to Yemen to Pakistan

Jury finds former Chicago alderman guilty in federal bribery Chicago Sun-Times
Protests Are Spreading Across Brazil, And They're Getting Ug Business Insider
Juneteenth: Freedom is a work in progress Star Telegram
Ben Cohen's Stamp Stampede: Ben & Jerry's Founder Rallies At Huffington Post
In Prince George’s, ethics reform moves ahead but work remai The Washington Post
Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton shameful lies result in honesty The Examiner
Hoffa remains: Search for gangster Jimmy Hoffa continues in The Examiner
Elderly increasingly at risk for financial fraud The Business Review
Senator wants answers about alleged CIA payments Philadelphia Daily News
NY Election Reform: America Is Watching Huffington Post
Brazil protesters vow to hold big demo Philadelphia Daily News
Little joy in Croatia as it enters the EU Philadelphia Daily News
Brazil protests for fair bus fare turn into a worldwide prot The Examiner
Public meeting about Swallow scheduled for Wednesday The Examiner
More anti-government protests occur in Bulgaria Philadelphia Daily News
Governor Morton’s ‘Finance Bureau’ The New York Times
‘Black Magic’ feels more like young adult horror The Examiner
The Newest American Value: Keep Your Mouth Shut! CounterPunch
Henry Paulson calls on Xi, Obama to 'reset' relations in Cal South China Morning Post
Friday Book Design Blog: Yellow Cab Quartet by Olivia Laing The Independent

President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn to the Oval Office of the White House from Marine One

Obama's ATF nominee gets Senate hearing

FILE - This July 7, 2009 file photo shows Katherine Jackson, right, arriving with Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris

Judge orders inquiry in Paris Jackson wellbeing

As a Blackhawak helicopter rumbles overhead, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter speaks with BGen Ron Lewis, right, at Gambrei during a visit to forward bases in Afghanistan, May 13, 2013.

Al Qaeda: Enemy or Asset?

Three California men arrested on federal Utah warrants The Salt Lake Tribune
Newark man charged after suspected heroin overdose, Clinton Lehigh Valley
Ex-hero officer a "junkie," lawyer says Philadelphia Daily News
In Florida, Having a Pot Pipe Is a Felony But Illegally Push Huffington Post
NEW: Crack pipe found under child, deputies say Herald Tribune
Passaic County Sheriff's Department drug sweep makes eight a North Jersey
Suspect in Iowa City drug ring pleads guilty San Francisco Chronicle
Doctor seeks dismissal of manslaughter charges Springfield News-Sun
Police: Gang arrests may slow drug trade The Oklahoman
Columbia's 'Zombie Drug' Makes People Willingly Empty Their Business Insider
Montreal mayor arrested as fraud plagues Canada's second-lar Clarion Ledger
Ashton orders Grand Jury review of January OPD shooting Orlando Sentinel
Michael Westley Shot: Chicago Police Fatally Shoot Armed 15- Huffington Post
Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum held in corruption probe BBC News
Collier | Project Traveller could hurt Windsor's reputation CBC
CANADA IS DOOMED: Three Signs That The Country Up North Is S Business Insider
Interim Montreal mayor arrested Philadelphia Daily News
Another needless death in America's long, failed war on drug Baltimore Sun
Mayor of Montreal arrested Philadelphia Daily News
Chicago Shootings: 6 Killed, More Than 3 Dozen Hurt In Weeke Huffington Post

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks before a ceremony outside his office in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011.

Why Turks are fighting to take back Istanbul

A cow on the farm in India - cattle

Cow thefts on the rise in India: For new breed of rustlers, nothing is sacred

(MIDWAY ATOLL) -- Rear Adm. Manson K. Brown (second from right) and Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (center) receive a brief by Coast Guard C-130 long-range search plane aviators, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009.Hirono accompanied Brown, the commander of the Fourteenth Coast Guard District, to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to learn more about the Coast Guard's role in fisheries enforcement.(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Lt. John Titchen) (629684) ( Midway )

Immigration Debate Tightly Controlled By Key Senators

Judge overturns 2 N.B. Housing evictions CBC
Mob justice prevails as rape suspect is buried alive in vict The Examiner
Cartoon Boot Camp 2013, Superman Event The Examiner
Feds propose to remove protection for gray wolves The Examiner
Gunman opens fire near Santa Monica College campus The Examiner
Santa Monica College shooting: Up to 3 victims wounded, gunm The Examiner
Southern California Serial Killers The Examiner
Battle between Cubs and rooftops heating up Philadelphia Daily News
Wrigley Field Renovations: Battle Between Cubs, Rooftops Hea Huffington Post
Soy sauce overdose: Teen in coma after drinking a quart of s The Examiner
New Hampshire slaves: Never-freed slaves finally granted ema The Examiner
Missing BMX rider may have suffered a concussion (Photos) The Examiner
Prescott, Arizona Tea Party was contacted by IRS The Examiner
Richard Ramirez: San Quentin’s Night Stalker dies at age 53 The Examiner
Watching Castle: Season Five Finale "Watershed" is accidenta The Examiner
Obama staunchly defends US surveillance programmes France24
Top 7 reasons to attend Washington Distillers PROOF festival The Examiner
Lax rules let Ariz. sheriff's supporter pose as deputy USA Today
European Union tightens shark finning ban The Examiner
Private investigator heard John Kennedy having sex with Mari The Examiner

Nicolas Maduro raises his fist after he was sworn in as Venezuela's acting president by the President of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, right, at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013.

Venezuela signs gun control bill

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for the unveiling ceremony for statues of late leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung on Mansudae in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012.

North Korea offers 'high-level talks' with US

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, left, and Chinese businessman Wang Jing hold up a concession agreement for the construction of a multibillion-dollar canal at the Casa de los Pueblos in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, June 14, 2013.

Nicaragua's Ortega, Wang Jing sign canal agreement

Two men shot in East Baltimore Baltimore Sun
North Texas woman sentenced after fleeing trial San Francisco Chronicle
Salvadorans to help with gang truce in Honduras U~T San Diego
‘Curb’ actor Jeff Garlin escapes vandalism charges Toronto Sun
Thousands Gather for Protests in Brazil’s Largest Cities The New York Times
Exclusive: Man who told Star he's innocent identified as mai Indianapolis Star
Still no Hoffa after 1st day of latest search Houston Chronicle
Cleveland kidnapping: Police study DNA evidence for more vic The Examiner
Santa Fe City Council considers magazine ban in "City Differ The Examiner
'Jihad' graffiti in Florida leads to screaming match, close The Examiner
Embassy of Cuba in New Zealand Newsletter 16 June 2013 Scoop
Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Markets Live: Eyes on US Fed Sydney Morning Herald
New tip sends investigators digging for Jimmy Hoffa -- again Chicago Tribune
Police shoot and kill man holding toddler hostage in Midwest The Oklahoman
Mediators who helped arrange El Salvador gang truce will wor The Washington Post
>Salvadorans to help with gang truce in Honduras Seattle Post
LAPD says it tried hard to protect woman killed in West Hill The Los Angeles Times
10 Things to Know for Tuesday Herald Tribune
Jury convicts Arizona man in terrorism hoax San Francisco Chronicle

In this Feb. 15, 2006 file photo Chinese Internet surfers play online games at an Internet cafe in Beijing, China. China's booming population of Internet users has soared to 221 million, tying the United States for the biggest number of people online, according to data reported Thursday April 24, 2008.

Global netizens worried over US spying

Riot police clash with demonstrators after they used tear gas and pressurized water in a dawn raid Friday to rout a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013.

Turkey protests spread as Istanbul sit-in turns violent

Life in Color featuring Morgan Page & David Solano on Day 4 of Sunfest 2013 in Downtown West Palm Beach, Florida - May 4, 2013

Tourism increases in Florida and more jobs are created

Domestic Dissent Can Change US Foreign Policy for the Better UCIMC
Marquette will provide shuttle to service for Andrew Keith C Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
US names prisoners slated for indefinite detention Herald Tribune
Civil War hero from Delafield may get Medal of Honor Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin sues Chicago debt firm, alleges illegal fee collec Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Hoffa Remains May Be Under Field, Feds Dig For Clues In Case Huffington Post
Seaman 'Taps' into his passion for our veterans (Photos) The Examiner
Arizona gay marriage group petitions to have voters change s The Examiner
Wisconsin Democrats courting GOP moderates to change their v Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Snowden: Cheney calling me traitor is “highest honor” for an The Washington Times
Arizona measure proposed to legalize same-sex marriage The Business Review
Woodlands charter school will open second Milwaukee location Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Woman gets probation for striking officer with crutch Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In running Kenosha store, Bidinger showed his love of music Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Congressman Brooks: National security trust being undermined The Examiner
Reports question benefit of Medtronic's spine surgery produc Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Edward Snowden's father tells him to stop leaking The Daily Telegraph
Car theft suspect shot by officer as second suspect escapes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Republican lawmakers want to act quickly to restrict access Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
DE GRACIA: As G8 begins, Hollywood actors call for disarming The Washington Times

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