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• Missing Rainier climbers 'likely buried'
• Soldier exchange aside, Guantanamo hurdles persist
• 'Maleficent' spooks box office with $70M debut
• US defends captive swap with Taliban, critics stir
• Philly Inquirer co-owner among 7 dead in jet crash
• Doris Kearns Goodwin's home visited before crash
• Philly Inquirer co-owner among 7 killed in crash
• New Jersey commissioner's wife among dead in crash
• Federer loses to Gulbis in French Open's 4th round
• Rice: Congress 'aware' trade possible for soldier
• Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner dies in plane crash
• Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner dead in plane crash
• Hagel: Soldier's health required urgent action
• Suspects confess in rape, slaying of 2 India teens
• Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge marries
• AP Interview: Syria candidate praises Bashar Assad
• US soldier released after 5 years of captivity
• Thai protesters come out again despite junta's ban
• 7 aboard Atlantic City-bound plane killed in crash
• 7 aboard Atlantic City-bound plane die in crash
• Officials: 7 aboard NJ-bound plane died in crash
• NJ-bound plane, 7 aboard, catches fire on takeoff
• Thai army deploys against protesters
• Despite dustup, NY Gov Cuomo gets liberal backing
• U.S. soldier freed in Afghanistan, five Taliban prisoners leave Guantanamo

Missing Rainier climbers 'likely buried' Posted: 01 Jun 2014 01:52 PM PDT MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — Two Seattle-based climbing guides and four clients set out Monday to summit Mount Rainier in Washington state, following one of the most technical and physically grueling routes to the peak.

Soldier exchange aside, Guantanamo hurdles persist Posted: 01 Jun 2014 01:52 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — President Obama has edged closer to closing the Guantanamo Bay prison by swapping five Taliban members for a captured American soldier, but the criticism he faced Sunday for the deal underscores the challenges he faces in emptying out the cells at the U.S. base in Cuba.

'Maleficent' spooks box office with $70M debut Posted: 01 Jun 2014 01:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest box-office debut of Angelina Jolie's career propelled Disney's twisted fairy tale "Maleficent" to a scary-good $70 million opening.

US defends captive swap with Taliban, critics stir Posted: 01 Jun 2014 11:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years a captive from the Afghanistan war, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is back in American hands, freed for five Guantanamo terrorism detainees in a swap stirring sharp debate in Washington over whether the U.S. should have negotiated with the Taliban over prisoners.

Philly Inquirer co-owner among 7 dead in jet crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 10:58 AM PDT BEDFORD, Massachusetts (AP) — The co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lewis Katz, was killed along with six other people in a fiery plane crash in Massachusetts, just days after reaching a deal that many hoped would end months of infighting at the newspaper and restore it to its former glory.

Doris Kearns Goodwin's home visited before crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 10:24 AM PDT BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A representative for Doris Kearns Goodwin says Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz attended an event at her home shortly before he and six others died in a plane crash.

Philly Inquirer co-owner among 7 killed in crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 10:24 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz was killed along with six other people in a fiery plane crash in Massachusetts, just days after reaching a deal that many hoped would end months of infighting at the newspaper and restore it to its former glory.

New Jersey commissioner's wife among dead in crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 10:24 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Family members say the wife of a New Jersey borough commissioner was among seven dead in a plane crash that also killed the co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Federer loses to Gulbis in French Open's 4th round Posted: 01 Jun 2014 10:09 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Roger Federer's streak of nine consecutive quarterfinals at the French Open ended Sunday with a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 fourth-round loss to 18th-seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia.

Rice: Congress 'aware' trade possible for soldier Posted: 01 Jun 2014 07:32 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says Congress was well aware that the administration was considering trading Guantanamo Bay detainees for the only American prisoner of the Afghan War.

Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner dies in plane crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 07:32 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz was killed along with six other people in a fiery plane crash in Massachusetts, his business partner said Sunday.

Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner dead in plane crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 06:28 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz is among the seven people killed in a fiery plane crash in Massachusetts, the newspaper's editor said Sunday.

Hagel: Soldier's health required urgent action Posted: 01 Jun 2014 05:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly five years after his capture by insurgents, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's "safety and health were both in jeopardy" and officials had to act quickly to obtain his release, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday.

Suspects confess in rape, slaying of 2 India teens Posted: 01 Jun 2014 05:57 AM PDT LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Three men have confessed to the gang rape and slaying of two teenage girls who were found hanging from a tree in northern India, police said Sunday, in a case that has recast a light on rampant sexual violence in the country.

Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge marries Posted: 01 Jun 2014 04:50 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and gay rights activist Melissa Etheridge has gotten married.

AP Interview: Syria candidate praises Bashar Assad Posted: 01 Jun 2014 02:29 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — One of two candidates challenging Bashar Assad in next month's election has almost nothing but praise for the Syrian president, saying his handling of the country's conflict has proven he is a "great leader." His only, slight criticism is that officials in Assad's government have mismanaged the economy.

US soldier released after 5 years of captivity Posted: 01 Jun 2014 02:29 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly five years after his capture by insurgents, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl climbed into an American helicopter. He took out a pen and wrote on a paper plate, "SF?" — asking the troops who had come to find him in eastern Afghanistan if they were U.S. special operations forces.

Thai protesters come out again despite junta's ban Posted: 01 Jun 2014 01:42 AM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators shouting "Freedom!" and "Democracy!" rallied briefly Sunday near a major shopping mall in the heart of Thailand's capital to denounce the country's May 22 coup despite a lockdown by soldiers of some of the city's major intersections.

7 aboard Atlantic City-bound plane killed in crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 01:25 AM PDT BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — All seven people aboard a private plane that crashed in a Massachusetts air field and erupted into a fireball were killed, authorities said Sunday.

7 aboard Atlantic City-bound plane die in crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 12:51 AM PDT BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say all seven people aboard a private plane that crashed in a Massachusetts air field and erupted into a fireball have been killed.

Officials: 7 aboard NJ-bound plane died in crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 12:03 AM PDT BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say all seven people aboard a private plane were killed when it crashed in a Massachusetts air field and erupted into fire.

NJ-bound plane, 7 aboard, catches fire on takeoff Posted: 31 May 2014 10:45 PM PDT BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A private plane with seven people aboard crashed and erupted into fire Saturday night as it was leaving Hanscom Field in Massachusetts, authorities said.

Thai army deploys against protesters Posted: 31 May 2014 10:44 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's army is deploying thousands of troops and police officers across Bangkok to stop protesters from gathering to rally against the country's May 22 coup.

Despite dustup, NY Gov Cuomo gets liberal backing Posted: 31 May 2014 10:44 PM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo beat back a challenge from the left Saturday, narrowly winning the nomination of the Working Families Party with a promise to support liberal priorities while taking on state senators who have blocked them.

U.S. soldier freed in Afghanistan, five Taliban prisoners leave Guantanamo Posted: 31 May 2014 09:57 PM PDT By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last U.S. prisoner of war held in Afghanistan was handed over to U.S. Special Operations forces on Saturday, in a dramatic swap for five Taliban detainees who were released from Guantanamo Bay prison and flown to Qatar. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl had been held for nearly five years by Afghan militants and his release, following years of on-and-off negotiations, suddenly became possible after harder-line factions of the Afghan Taliban apparently shifted course and agreed to back it, according to U.S. officials. The U.S. forces, who had flown in by helicopter, were on the ground very briefly, said the officials, who would not specify the precise location of the handover.

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