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Bomb blast, gunmen attack UN compound in MogadishuBomb blast, gunmen attack UN compound in Mogadishu; battle ongoing
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Firefighters are pictured beyond a burned structure as they work hot spots on the Black Forest wildfire north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Monday, June 17, 2013. Over 470 homes burned in the wildfire that started last Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Authorities name casualties in Colorado fireAuthorities identify casualties in Colorado fire as blazes in Calif., Ariz. prompt evacuations
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Syria state TV says explosion hits military depotSyria state TV says explosion hits military depot near coastal city of Latakia
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In this image provided by NBC Blake Shelton, Danielle Bradbery and Cher, right, pose after Bradbery won season-four of "The Voice" Tuesday June 18, 2013. Bradbery never had a big singing gig or a vocal lesson. It's also the third win for her coach Blake Shelton. (AP Photo/NBC, Trae Patton)
Cher credits luck for her lengthy careerCher showcases new music on 'The Voice' finale, credits luck for her lengthy career
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The sanctuary of Lourdes flooded, in Lourdes, southwestern France, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. French rescue services and police are evacuating hundreds of pilgrims from hotels threatened by floodwaters from a rain-swollen river in the Roman Catholic shrine town of Lourdes. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
Floods close Lourdes pilgrimage site in PyreneesLourdes sanctuary closed, pilgrims evacuated amid heavy floods in southwest France
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A general view of Taliban office in Doha before the official opening in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opened an office in Qatar. American officials with the Obama administration said the office in the Qatari capital of Doha was the first step toward the ultimate U.S.-Afghan goal of a full Taliban renouncement of links with al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)
Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban moveAfghan president suspends talks with US on security deal to protest US-Taliban negotiations
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In this photo taken Monday, June 17, 2013, lawyer Nguyen Thi Duong Ha stands in the courtyard of her home in downtown Hanoi, Vietnam. Her husband Cu Huy Ha Vu is entering the fourth week of a prison hunger strike to protest alleged poor treatment. Vu was jailed after suing the prime minister and calling for multiparty democracy. His strike comes amid an intensifying crackdown on dissident, and illustrates how the government's most outspoken critics speak out despite threats to their health and safety. (AP Photo/Mike Ives)
Vietnam hunger strike tests official intimidationPrison hunger strike by Vietnam revolutionary's son tests government's culture of intimidation
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San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili (20) of Argentina drives to the basket in overtime as Miami Heat center Chris Bosh (1) and Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen (34) defend of Game 6 in the NBA Finals basketball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Miami. The Heat defeated the Spurs 103-100. (AP Photo/Mike Segar, Pool)
AP PHOTOS: Heat's overtime escape to defend titleAP PHOTOS: Miami Heat lives to see Game 7 after overtime thriller; James scores 32
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US President Barack Obama, right, waves next to German President Joachim Gauck after he was welcomed with military honors at the presidential residence Bellevue castle in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. On the second day of his visit to Germany Obama is meeting with German President Gauck and German Chancellor Angela Merkel before delivering a speech at Brandenburg Gate. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
Obama's Berlin speech: History raises the stakesObama's Berlin speech expectations: Big shoes to fill, including his own
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Judge Debra Nelson dismisses remaining jurors during the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)
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The sanctuary of Lourdes flooded, in Lourdes, southwestern France, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. French rescue services and police are evacuating hundreds of pilgrims from hotels threatened by floodwaters from a rain-swollen river in the Roman Catholic shrine town of Lourdes. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
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US President Barack Obama, right, waves next to German President Joachim Gauck after he was welcomed with military honors at the presidential residence Bellevue castle in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. On the second day of his visit to Germany Obama is meeting with German President Gauck and German Chancellor Angela Merkel before delivering a speech at Brandenburg Gate. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
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In this image provided by NBC Blake Shelton, Danielle Bradbery and Cher, right, pose after Bradbery won season-four of "The Voice" Tuesday June 18, 2013. Bradbery never had a big singing gig or a vocal lesson. It's also the third win for her coach Blake Shelton. (AP Photo/NBC, Trae Patton)
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A worker stretches on a chair during a morning trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013. Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.2 percent to 12,960.81, extending Friday's 2.4 percent gain. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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United States' Jozy Altidore (17) and Honduras' Roger Espinoza battle for the ball in the second half during an World Cup qualifying soccer match at Rio Tinto Stadium on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Sandy, Utah. USA defeated Honduras 1-0. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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    For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape. York Dispatch, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 08:24 PM

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    Voters chose David LaRock in the 33 rd House of Delegates Republican Primary Tuesday over 20-year incumbent Joe T. May after a testy race in which each cast the other as dishonest. Patch.com, Wed, Jun 12 2013 @ 08:50 AM

  • RagingWire to Invest $150M, Create 50 New Jobs for Virginia Tax Incentive

    Data center operator RagingWire Data Centers announced on Wednesday it has signed a rare memorandum of understanding with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership committing to $150 million in capital investment and the creation of 50 new jobs over the next five years. The WHIR, Wed, Jun 12 2013 @ 12:40 PM

  • Hatrick Plans Ultimate Graduation in 2014

    After 22 years as the Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent, Edgar B. Hatrick III will call it quits next year and, as he put it Tuesday, "enter the Class of 2014." Patch.com, Wed, Jun 12 2013 @ 06:43 AM
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Today in History

On June 19, 1953,

Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y.

In 1862,

Congress passed, and President Abraham Lincoln signed, a measure abolishing slavery in U.S. territories.

In 1865,

Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free.

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