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• Ex-Elmo actor welcomes dismissal of 2 NY lawsuits
• Records: Dolan warned Vatican of sex abuse scandal
• 'Dark day': Flags lowered for 19 dead firefighters
• Documents: Dolan asked to transfer $57M to trust
• Milwaukee diocese posts priest sex abuse records
• Snowden asks Russia for asylum
• 19 firefighters killed in Arizona forest fire
• Ailing Mandela still able to unite South Africans
• Obama: 'We are heartbroken' over AZ firefighters
• Egypt's military issues 48-hour ultimatum
• Egypt army gives politicians 48 hour ultimatum
• US construction spending up 0.5 percent in May
• More crews headed tofire that killed 19 hotshots
• Fire burns much of Ariz. town, kills 19 hotshots
• SF Bay Area traffic picking up with transit strike
• French president demands any US spying cease now
• Egypt: 5 ministers meet to consider resignation
• Key events in Egypt's revolution and transition
• Life in a Syrian refugee camp
• Kerry: China could have helped with Snowden case
• Nearly 300 Afghan security forces killed in month
• Egypt: Protesters storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ
• SF Bay Area braces for first day of transit strike
• Arizona wildfire kills 19 members of elite crew
• 5 memorable moments from the BET Awards

Ex-Elmo actor welcomes dismissal of 2 NY lawsuits Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:06 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash says through a lawyer that he's pleased a New York judge has tossed out three lawsuits accusing him of sexually abusing teenage boys.

Records: Dolan warned Vatican of sex abuse scandal Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:06 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan sought to push problem priests out of the priesthood to avoid further scandal after sex abuse victims began coming forward in the early 2000s.

'Dark day': Flags lowered for 19 dead firefighters Posted: 01 Jul 2013 12:36 PM PDT YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — As the windblown blaze suddenly swept toward them, an elite crew of firefighting "hotshots" desperately rushed to break out their emergency shelters and take cover on the ground under the foil-lined fabric.

Documents: Dolan asked to transfer $57M to trust Posted: 01 Jul 2013 11:36 AM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — Documents in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's bankruptcy case show the Vatican gave then Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan permission to move money into a trust as the archdiocese began to move toward bankruptcy.

Milwaukee diocese posts priest sex abuse records Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:50 AM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee released thousands of pages of documents related to clergy sex abuse Monday, including the personnel files of more than three dozen priests and the depositions of church leaders including New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the former archbishop of Milwaukee.

Snowden asks Russia for asylum Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:34 AM PDT Russia's Vladimir Putin says the former NSA contractor must quit leaking U.S. secrets.

19 firefighters killed in Arizona forest fire Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:20 AM PDT YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A sudden windstorm turned an Arizona forest fire into an out-of-control inferno that trapped and killed 19 firefighters, nearly all of them members of an elite crew of "hotshots," authorities said Monday. It was the nation's biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in 80 years.

Ailing Mandela still able to unite South Africans Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:20 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The spelling and grammar need work, but the message has its own eloquence.

Obama: 'We are heartbroken' over AZ firefighters Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:36 AM PDT DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — President Barack Obama says the deaths of 19 firefighters who died battling an Arizona wildfire are a heartbreaking reminder that emergency personnel put their lives on the line every day while rushing toward danger.

Egypt's military issues 48-hour ultimatum Posted: 01 Jul 2013 08:18 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Islamist president and his opponents to reach an agreement or it will intervene to put forward a political road map for the country and ensure it is carried out.

Egypt army gives politicians 48 hour ultimatum Posted: 01 Jul 2013 08:18 AM PDT A general called mass protests an "unprecedented" expression of the popular will.

US construction spending up 0.5 percent in May Posted: 01 Jul 2013 07:32 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Spending on residential housing rose in May to the highest level in 4½ years, helping to send overall construction spending higher despite a big drop in nonresidential activity.

More crews headed tofire that killed 19 hotshots Posted: 01 Jul 2013 07:02 AM PDT YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — More crew members and a top-level management team are headed to an out-of-control wildfire in Arizona that killed 19 elite firefighters and destroyed much of a small town.

Fire burns much of Ariz. town, kills 19 hotshots Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:46 AM PDT YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — An out-of-control blaze overtook an elite group of firefighters trained to battle the nation's fiercest wildfires, killing 19 members as they tried to protect themselves from the flames under fire-resistant shields.

SF Bay Area traffic picking up with transit strike Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:16 AM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco Bay area commuters were getting out the door earlier than usual Monday to try to avoid the traffic snarls expected because of the Bay Area Rapid Transit train strike.

French president demands any US spying cease now Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:00 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is demanding that the United States immediately stop its alleged eavesdropping of the European Union.

Egypt: 5 ministers meet to consider resignation Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:44 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's official news agency says five cabinet ministers are meeting to consider resigning their posts and joining the mass protests calling on the Islamist president to step down.

Key events in Egypt's revolution and transition Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:30 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians are gearing up for another day of large demonstrations Monday, a day after millions marched in the streets demanding the removal of President Mohammed Morsi on the anniversary of his inauguration. Protest organizers have given the president until 5 p.m. on Tuesday to step down. Morsi's Islamist supporters, meanwhile, are vowing to defend him.

Life in a Syrian refugee camp Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:15 AM PDT Zaatari is "a place in the world where human tragedy is more evident than anywhere else."

Kerry: China could have helped with Snowden case Posted: 01 Jul 2013 04:44 AM PDT BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. thinks China could have "made a difference" in the case of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden if it had returned him to America to face charges.

Nearly 300 Afghan security forces killed in month Posted: 01 Jul 2013 03:42 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents killed nearly 300 Afghan police and soldiers in the span of a month, the Interior Ministry said Monday, as casualties continue to mount among local forces now that NATO-led coalition troops have handed over responsibility for combat operations.

Egypt: Protesters storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ Posted: 01 Jul 2013 03:10 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Protesters stormed and ransacked the Cairo headquarters of President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group early Monday, in an attack that could spark more violence as demonstrators gear up for a second day of mass rallies aimed at forcing the Islamist leader from power.

SF Bay Area braces for first day of transit strike Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:56 AM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Commuters braced for traffic snarls Monday morning as two of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's largest unions went on strike, halting train service for the first time in 13 years.

Arizona wildfire kills 19 members of elite crew Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:25 AM PDT YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — An elite crew of firefighters trained to battle the nation's fiercest wildfires was overtaken by an out-of-control blaze in Arizona on Sunday afternoon, killing 19 members as they tried to protect themselves from the flames under fire-resistant shields.

5 memorable moments from the BET Awards Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:39 AM PDT Charlie Wilson's red coat. Kendrick Lamar and Miguel. Nicki Minaj's chair. And just where did Chris Tucker go?

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