| Court lifts ban on Calif. gay marriages Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:02 PM PDT  An appeals court clears the way for same-sex marriages to start immediately.
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| Chicago prepares for concealed weapons Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:31 PM PDT  In a city where gun violence is prevalent, any citizen can now carry a loaded gun.
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| Man paralyzed after saving drowning girl, dies at 43 Posted: 28 Jun 2013 02:08 PM PDT  Michael Patterson, the 43-year-old Georgia man who dived into a creek to save a 4-year-old girl from drowning and became paralyzed from the chest down during the rescue, died after spending three weeks in a hospital, The Associated Press reports. Patterson's family shared the news on Facebook. Patterson's bravery left many, including the woman whose [...]
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| Appeals court lifts hold on Calif. gay marriages Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:02 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for the state of California to immediately resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a 4 1/2-year freeze. |
| Violence flares in Egypt before weekend protests Posted: 28 Jun 2013 03:42 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi rallied Friday in Cairo, and both sides fought each other in the second-largest city of Alexandria, where two people were killed — including an American — and 85 were injured while at least five offices of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood were torched, officials said.
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| Mandela family feud over where he should be buried Posted: 28 Jun 2013 12:18 PM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Nelson Mandela remained in critical condition in hospital Friday, a family feud over where the 94-year-old former president should be buried went to the courts, according to South Africa's national broadcaster.
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| Obama's ties to Mandela loom over S. Africa visit Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:29 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Inspired by Nelson Mandela's struggles in South Africa, a young Barack Obama joined campus protests in the U.S. against the racist rule that kept Mandela locked away in prison for nearly three decades.
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| Pa. girl doing well after 2nd lung transplant Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:02 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who underwent a double-lung transplant amid a national debate over the organ allocation process received a second set of lungs after the first failed, and has now taken some breaths on her own, the girl's parents said Friday.
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| Neighbor testifies about Martin-Zimmerman fight Posted: 28 Jun 2013 03:00 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Two neighbors and a police officer gave accounts Friday in George Zimmerman's murder trial that seemed to bolster the neighborhood watch volunteer's contention that he was on his back and being straddled by Trayvon Martin during their confrontation.
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| Phoenix, Las Vegas bake in scorching heat Posted: 28 Jun 2013 02:37 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — A blazing heat wave expected to send the mercury soaring to nearly 120 degrees in Phoenix and Las Vegas settled over the West on Friday, threatening to ground airliners and raising fears that people and pets will get burned on the scalding pavement.
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| Sears, Penney sever ties with Paula Deen Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:30 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen's media and merchandising empire is collapsing.
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| Conn. man arraigned in ex-Patriot's murder case Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:02 PM PDT  ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — An arrested man from former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's hometown was transferred to Massachusetts on Friday to face a gun charge connected to the murder case against Hernandez while a third suspect surrendered to authorities in Florida.
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| Millions of fans fete victorious Blackhawks Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:59 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — From the jubilant parade all the way to the boisterous rally, millions of excited fans spent a sun-drenched Friday celebrating another Stanley Cup title for the Chicago Blackhawks.
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| Status of the states on same-sex marriage Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:17 PM PDT  The Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions this week with major consequences for efforts to legalize or bar same-sex marriage. One ruling opened the way for California to become the 13th state to allow gay marriage; the other struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and directed the government to recognize legally married same-sex couples.
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| Obama yet to have African legacy like predecessors Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:18 AM PDT  CENTURION, South Africa (AP) — President Barack Obama is receiving the embrace you might expect for a long-lost son on his return to his father's home continent, even as he has yet to leave a lasting policy legacy for Africa on the scale of his two predecessors.
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| Syrian rebels capture major checkpoint in south Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:19 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels captured a major army post in the southern city of Daraa Friday after nearly two weeks of intense fighting, as battles raged between troops and opposition forces in the province that borders Jordan, activists said.
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