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FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it’s “time to test and evaluate approaches limiting” the use of the subsidies’ for sugar-laden beverages. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda18 mayors, including NYC's, call for testing ways to limit use of food stamps to buy soda
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Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in HouseRural lawmakers scrambling for votes on farm bill as legislation moves to House floor
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Ashland City police Lt. Joel Icenhour answers questions during a news-conference Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Cleveland. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed their pets better than the victims. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child, threatening them with snakes, dogs, no food
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Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings diesAward-winning journalist Michael Hastings, 33, dies in car accident in Los Angeles
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Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) grimaces after landing badly on his right knee during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Miami. San Antonio Spurs power forward Tim Duncan looks on (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Chalmers breaks out of slump sparks Heat in Game 6Chalmers breaks out of big slump to score 10 points and spark Heat to 27-25 lead in Game 6
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FILE - This June 29, 2011 file photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows James DeRosa. DeRosa is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, June 18, 2013 for the Oct. 2, 2000 murders of Curtis Plummer, 73, and Gloria Plummer, 70. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted last month against recommending that Gov. Mary Fallin commute DeRosa's death sentence to life in prison without parole. (AP Photo/Oklahoma Department of Corrections, File)
Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deathsOklahoma executes inmate for taking part in 2000 stabbing deaths of ranching couple
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Sentencing in theft of 'Idol' contestant's iPhoneOrange County woman sentenced to 8 days for stealing 'American Idol' contestant's iPhone
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This undated photo provided by Sinte Gleska University shows Albert White Hat. White Hat died last week at age of 74 after battling cancer. White Hat was instrumental in teaching Lakota, an endangered American Indian language, to new generations for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Sinte Gleska University)
Author, teacher of endangered Lakota language diesAlbert White Hat, instrumental in teaching the endangered Lakota language, dies at age 74
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Ashland City police Lt. Joel Icenhour answers questions during a news-conference Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Cleveland. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed their pets better than the victims. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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In this photo taken on June 28, 2012, Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex stands in Siem Reap province, some 230 kilometers (143 miles) northwest Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples complex. The discovery was announced late Monday, June 17, 2013, in a peer-reviewed paper released early by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., sponsor of the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act, left, talks with Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, prior to the start of the committee's hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, actress Selma Blair arrives at amfAR's Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles. In a brief statement Tuesday, June 18, 2013, series producer Lionsgate said that Blair won't be returning to "Anger Management," the FX sitcom starring Charlie Sheen. The company said it wished her "the very best" but had no further comment. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
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FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it’s “time to test and evaluate approaches limiting” the use of the subsidies’ for sugar-laden beverages. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Firefighters work to put out a burning vehicle set on fire by protestors, in front of City Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. On Tuesday, thousands of people marched on Sao Paulo’s City Hall building, where a small group fought police in an unsuccessful attempt to force their way in. Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broke out across this continent-sized country, uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

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  • Va. cabbie pursues charges after anti-Muslim rant

    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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    As I was driving back from D.C. on Route 28 at exactly 12:11 AM, my family and I saw strange lights in the sky. CNN, Sat, Jun 15 2013 @ 11:35 PM

  • LaRock Defeats 10-term Incumbent in 33rd

    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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