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    1 Samuel 16:1-13a. How long will you grieve? Grief and trauma leave scars, but when they are unresolved it is as if they had just happened. White Bison, a Native American non-profit organization, has partnered with Native Ministry in the Episcopal Church. The goal is to address the historic grief and trauma in our Native communities so that healthy communiti […]

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Haneke, Loach among Cannes highlights thus far

The first half of the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival has completed a life cycle in films that range from the motivating spark of child birth to the despair of slow death in old age.

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Tunisia to extradite ex-Libyan prime minister

After detaining him for eight months, Tunisia said Tuesday it will extradite the former Libyan prime minister back to the homeland he fled.
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Correction: Supreme Court-Illinois Redistricting

In a May 21 story about an Illinois redistricting lawsuit, The Associated Press erroneously reported the proportion of the state’s population that is Hispanic. The Hispanic population is 15.8 percent, not 32.5 percent.
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Ill. lawmakers vote to abolish tuition waiver perk

After years of bad publicity over cronyism and clout, the Illinois Legislature has voted to end a longstanding program that allowed each lawmaker to hand out taxpayer-funded college tuition waivers to students.
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Officials: Syrian rebels kidnap 12 Lebanese

Syrian rebels kidnapped 12 Lebanese Shiites in northern Syria on Tuesday, adding to fears that Lebanon is getting drawn into the chaos next door, security officials said.
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Agent: ‘OMG’ diet book subject of 7-figure deal

The author of a self-published diet book that advocates skipping breakfast and taking cold baths has agreed to lucrative deals with British and U.S. publishers.
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‘Idol’ judge Tyler charmed by ‘sexy beast’ J-Lo

Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on Fox’s “American Idol” next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her.

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SAfrica: Zuma seeks ban on artwork; vandals hit

South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the president’s genitals removed from an art gallery but two men took matters into their own hands by defacing the portrait with gobs of paint.

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JPMorgan sued over employee retirement plan losses

(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has been hit with a lawsuit brought on behalf of employees whose retirement holdings fell in value after the largest U.S. bank revealed a surprise billion trading loss earlier this month. The complaint, filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also names individual defendants, including Chief [...]

Lakers will debate overhaul after playoff exit

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers’ final game arguing in Oklahoma City, disagreeing on the best way to run a pick-and-roll play.

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Serial stabbings trial goes to jury in Michigan

DNA evidence and the opinions of mental health experts are grounds for convicting an Israeli immigrant of murder, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in the first trial from a series of 2010 stabbings that began in Michigan and stretched to other states.
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Turkey says US favorable to sale of armed drones

President Barack Obama’s administration is inclined to sell armed drones to Turkey but has to convince Congress first, Turkey’s president told reporters after a meeting with the U.S. leader.
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Afghans back Chicago deal, warn West to keep promises

KABUL (Reuters) – People in Afghanistan were surprisingly optimistic on Tuesday about NATO’s plan to pull combat troops out of their war-ravaged nation by the end of 2014, but warned Western leaders to stick to aid and security promises. A Chicago summit meeting of the 28-member bloc, attended also by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and [...]

U.S. ambassador in Kabul to leave because of health

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker confirmed on Tuesday that he plans to step down this summer because of ill health and sources said he was held in high regard and was not pushed out. “Today, Ambassador Ryan Crocker confirmed … that he intends to depart his post for health reasons in [...]

Suu Kyi to address UN body in Geneva next month

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver her first speech outside the country since at least 1988 before a U.N. labor conference in Geneva on June 14, the head of the U.N. labor office said Tuesday.

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Auction claims it’s selling vial with Reagan blood

A Channel Islands auction house says it’s selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president’s foundation.

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Rebels kidnap Lebanese Shi’ites in Syria: families

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels kidnapped at least 13 Lebanese Shi’ite men on Tuesday in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as they were returning home from a pilgrimage in Iran, families of the men said. Families took to the streets of the southern Beirut suburb where most of the kidnapped men live, blocking several [...]

Where are Facebook’s friends? Stock slide deepens

Facebook’s newly public stock is sliding further on its third trading day as investors reconsider how much the social network is worth.
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Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar

Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics’ first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar.

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Pearl Jam, Skrillex to perform at Philly festival

Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D’Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September.

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Mali coup leader condemns president beating

BAMAKO (Reuters) – The leader of Mali’s March 22 coup condemned the beating up of the interim president by pro-putchist demonstrators and called on Tuesday for a peaceful transition of power in the West African country. Caretaker President Dioncounda Traore suffered minor head injuries when protesters stormed his palace, the latest setback for efforts to [...]

New ad campaign targets disillusioned Obama voters

A conservative-leaning independent group is launching a million television ad campaign saying President Barack Obama has not lived up to the expectations voters had for him.

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US ambassador in Afghanistan leaves for health reasons: US

The United States said Tuesday that Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his job for health reasons in the summer.

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Prosecutors: Soldier targeted Fort Hood troops

Federal prosecutors say a soldier was stopped hours before completing assembly of a bomb that he planned to detonate at a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops.

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UAE gives 10 life sentences in piracy case

A federal court in the United Arab Emirates has convicted 10 people captured during a raid to retake a ship hijacked by Somali pirates and sentenced them to life behind bars.
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Sheriff: Suspect linked by DNA to missing CA teen

A 21-year-old man in custody was linked to the kidnapping and murder of a missing teenager by DNA evidence found in her bag, authorities said Tuesday.

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Premier inspects quake-hit Italian factories

The government approved some temporary tax relief to owners of property damaged in the quake-struck north Tuesday, as the premier promised swift help for small-scale businesses in the region — one of Italy’s more productive.

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