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http://news.yahoo.com/ The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedMon, 17 Jun 2013 23:02:26 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-defends-syria-policy-plays-down-nsa-spying-030226244.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vHsrQZCtHlvNilC4Td_XnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c64b5c6349350214350f6a706700622a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a speech at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama is attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland where leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a speech at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama is attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland where leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>The president defends the top-secret programs, calling them &quot;transparent.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-defends-syria-policy-plays-down-nsa-spying-030226244.htmlMon, 17 Jun 2013 23:02:26 -0400blogs/ticket/obama-defends-syria-policy-plays-down-nsa-spying-030226244<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-defends-syria-policy-plays-down-nsa-spying-030226244.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vHsrQZCtHlvNilC4Td_XnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c64b5c6349350214350f6a706700622a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a speech at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama is attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland where leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a speech at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama is attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland where leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>The president defends the top-secret programs, calling them &quot;transparent.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biggest-protests-20-years-sweep-brazil-013823283.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CQYAEZhZrlcE2dSLz6ki2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-18T013823Z_1_CDEE95H04K100_RTROPTP_2_BRAZIL-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/biggest-protests-20-years-sweep-brazil-013823283.htmlMon, 17 Jun 2013 21:38:23 -0400Reutersbiggest-protests-20-years-sweep-brazil-013823283<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biggest-protests-20-years-sweep-brazil-013823283.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CQYAEZhZrlcE2dSLz6ki2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-18T013823Z_1_CDEE95H04K100_RTROPTP_2_BRAZIL-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/military-plans-put-women-most-combat-jobs-180430171.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TdI6e2cQRj7rJKk6J3BQ0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8dd4ad544aaf0814350f6a70670036aa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers by mid-2015, and as Navy SEALs a year later under broad plans Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is approving that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country?s elite special operations forces, according to details of the plans submitted to Hagel that were obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers by mid-2015, and as Navy SEALs a year later under broad plans Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is approving that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country?s elite special operations forces, according to details of the plans submitted to Hagel that were obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)" border="0" /></a>They may train as Army Rangers by 2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/military-plans-put-women-most-combat-jobs-180430171.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 03:24:01 -0400Associated Pressmilitary-plans-put-women-most-combat-jobs-180430171<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/military-plans-put-women-most-combat-jobs-180430171.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TdI6e2cQRj7rJKk6J3BQ0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8dd4ad544aaf0814350f6a70670036aa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers by mid-2015, and as Navy SEALs a year later under broad plans Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is approving that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country?s elite special operations forces, according to details of the plans submitted to Hagel that were obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers by mid-2015, and as Navy SEALs a year later under broad plans Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is approving that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country?s elite special operations forces, according to details of the plans submitted to Hagel that were obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)" border="0" /></a>They may train as Army Rangers by 2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/seeking-syria-consensus-despite-us-russia-divide-045915737.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NleomaxYV6yz3hnE07j4qw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a7e148d14b520b14350f6a706700db0e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013. Obama and Putin discussed the ongoing conflict in Syria during their bilateral meeting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013. Obama and Putin discussed the ongoing conflict in Syria during their bilateral meeting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) ? Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria&#039;s bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on which side deserves military support.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/seeking-syria-consensus-despite-us-russia-divide-045915737.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 01:26:15 -0400Associated Pressseeking-syria-consensus-despite-us-russia-divide-045915737<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/seeking-syria-consensus-despite-us-russia-divide-045915737.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NleomaxYV6yz3hnE07j4qw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a7e148d14b520b14350f6a706700db0e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013. Obama and Putin discussed the ongoing conflict in Syria during their bilateral meeting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013. Obama and Putin discussed the ongoing conflict in Syria during their bilateral meeting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) ? Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria&#039;s bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on which side deserves military support.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-nsa-secret-data-gathering-transparent-215408737.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vHsrQZCtHlvNilC4Td_XnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c64b5c6349350214350f6a706700622a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a speech at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama is attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland where leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a speech at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama is attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland where leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent ? even though they are authorized in secret.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-nsa-secret-data-gathering-transparent-215408737.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 00:32:44 -0400Associated Pressobama-nsa-secret-data-gathering-transparent-215408737<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-nsa-secret-data-gathering-transparent-215408737.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vHsrQZCtHlvNilC4Td_XnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c64b5c6349350214350f6a706700622a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a speech at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama is attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland where leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a speech at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama is attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland where leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent ? even though they are authorized in secret.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The abortion wars return to Congress in a big way with House legislation to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.http://news.yahoo.com/house-takes-far-reaching-anti-abortion-bill-071407571.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 03:19:27 -0400Associated Presshouse-takes-far-reaching-anti-abortion-bill-071407571KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a ceremony on Tuesday that his country's armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-presidents-forces-taking-security-lead-061008729.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 03:10:24 -0400Associated Pressafghan-presidents-forces-taking-security-lead-061008729WASHINGTON (AP) ? A key 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.http://news.yahoo.com/house-committee-takes-tough-immigration-bill-071515990.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 03:18:52 -0400Associated Presshouse-committee-takes-tough-immigration-bill-071515990<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reputed-mafioso-tip-triggers-hoffa-body-search-070541493.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L_jLlKz5pzgTklDZZxKu_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8126fb244a560714350f6a706700fc2f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Law enforcement officials block the street to the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013 where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="Law enforcement officials block the street to the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013 where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ? The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain&#039;s tip to once again break out the digging equipment in search of the elusive remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive when he left for lunch with two mobsters 38 years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/reputed-mafioso-tip-triggers-hoffa-body-search-070541493.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 03:15:00 -0400Associated Pressreputed-mafioso-tip-triggers-hoffa-body-search-070541493<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reputed-mafioso-tip-triggers-hoffa-body-search-070541493.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L_jLlKz5pzgTklDZZxKu_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8126fb244a560714350f6a706700fc2f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Law enforcement officials block the street to the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013 where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="Law enforcement officials block the street to the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013 where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ? The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain&#039;s tip to once again break out the digging equipment in search of the elusive remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive when he left for lunch with two mobsters 38 years ago.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-hitman-testify-2nd-day-bulger-trial-063937736.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tRYUbuFQ5qr455hg55DL1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ac4fa02a49f70514350f6a706700424e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo, John Martorano is questioned about his plea agreement in exchange for testifying against former FBI agent John Connolly, in the Miami Courthouse. Connolly is accused of helping the Boston mob murder Miami gambling executive John Callahan in 1982, at Miami International Airport. Martorano, who served 12 years in prison after a plea deal, and who has admitted killing 20 people, is expected to testify at the trial of James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, Monday, June 17, 2013 in federal court in Boston. (AP Photo/Marice Cohn Band, Pool, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo, John Martorano is questioned about his plea agreement in exchange for testifying against former FBI agent John Connolly, in the Miami Courthouse. Connolly is accused of helping the Boston mob murder Miami gambling executive John Callahan in 1982, at Miami International Airport. Martorano, who served 12 years in prison after a plea deal, and who has admitted killing 20 people, is expected to testify at the trial of James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, Monday, June 17, 2013 in federal court in Boston. (AP Photo/Marice Cohn Band, Pool, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Former hitman John Martorano who admitted killing 20 people was set to testify for a second day in the racketeering trial of James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, as Bulger&#039;s attorneys prepared to attack his credibility.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ex-hitman-testify-2nd-day-bulger-trial-063937736.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 02:52:09 -0400Associated Pressex-hitman-testify-2nd-day-bulger-trial-063937736<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-hitman-testify-2nd-day-bulger-trial-063937736.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tRYUbuFQ5qr455hg55DL1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ac4fa02a49f70514350f6a706700424e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo, John Martorano is questioned about his plea agreement in exchange for testifying against former FBI agent John Connolly, in the Miami Courthouse. Connolly is accused of helping the Boston mob murder Miami gambling executive John Callahan in 1982, at Miami International Airport. Martorano, who served 12 years in prison after a plea deal, and who has admitted killing 20 people, is expected to testify at the trial of James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, Monday, June 17, 2013 in federal court in Boston. (AP Photo/Marice Cohn Band, Pool, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo, John Martorano is questioned about his plea agreement in exchange for testifying against former FBI agent John Connolly, in the Miami Courthouse. Connolly is accused of helping the Boston mob murder Miami gambling executive John Callahan in 1982, at Miami International Airport. Martorano, who served 12 years in prison after a plea deal, and who has admitted killing 20 people, is expected to testify at the trial of James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, Monday, June 17, 2013 in federal court in Boston. (AP Photo/Marice Cohn Band, Pool, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Former hitman John Martorano who admitted killing 20 people was set to testify for a second day in the racketeering trial of James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, as Bulger&#039;s attorneys prepared to attack his credibility.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/transgender-candidate-could-become-first-nyc-061849166.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/njd.1MwePMgJYYmp3Zp0yw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6bdf4e7467291514350f6a706700675e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="City council candidate Mel Wymore, center, talks with Leah Gunn Barrett, right, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) executive director, following a gun law rally on Friday, June 14, 2013 on the steps of New York City Hall. If Wymore wins a council seat it would mark the first transgender officeholder for the city. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)" align="left" title="City council candidate Mel Wymore, center, talks with Leah Gunn Barrett, right, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) executive director, following a gun law rally on Friday, June 14, 2013 on the steps of New York City Hall. If Wymore wins a council seat it would mark the first transgender officeholder for the city. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore&#039;s community-leader resume has an unusual feature: He built much of it while he was a woman.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/transgender-candidate-could-become-first-nyc-061849166.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 02:47:34 -0400Associated Presstransgender-candidate-could-become-first-nyc-061849166<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/transgender-candidate-could-become-first-nyc-061849166.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/njd.1MwePMgJYYmp3Zp0yw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6bdf4e7467291514350f6a706700675e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="City council candidate Mel Wymore, center, talks with Leah Gunn Barrett, right, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) executive director, following a gun law rally on Friday, June 14, 2013 on the steps of New York City Hall. If Wymore wins a council seat it would mark the first transgender officeholder for the city. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)" align="left" title="City council candidate Mel Wymore, center, talks with Leah Gunn Barrett, right, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) executive director, following a gun law rally on Friday, June 14, 2013 on the steps of New York City Hall. If Wymore wins a council seat it would mark the first transgender officeholder for the city. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore&#039;s community-leader resume has an unusual feature: He built much of it while he was a woman.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chrysler-expected-formally-refuse-jeep-recall-041322730.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/isXS_WBvWEE1gYIb1O69vQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8a35b25266cc1414350f6a7067001a7f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This March 6, 2012 photo provided by the law offices of Butler, Wooten &amp; Fryhofer, LLP shows the scene of a crash in Bainbridge, Ga., where a 4-year-old boy named Remi Walden was burned and died when a Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck from the rear by a Dodge Dakota pickup truck. Chrysler is expected to file papers Tuesday, June 18, 2013, explaining why it?s refusing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Butler, Wooten &amp; Fryhofer, LLP)" align="left" title="This March 6, 2012 photo provided by the law offices of Butler, Wooten &amp; Fryhofer, LLP shows the scene of a crash in Bainbridge, Ga., where a 4-year-old boy named Remi Walden was burned and died when a Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck from the rear by a Dodge Dakota pickup truck. Chrysler is expected to file papers Tuesday, June 18, 2013, explaining why it?s refusing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Butler, Wooten &amp; Fryhofer, LLP)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chrysler-expected-formally-refuse-jeep-recall-041322730.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 00:13:05 -0400Associated Presschrysler-expected-formally-refuse-jeep-recall-041322730<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chrysler-expected-formally-refuse-jeep-recall-041322730.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/isXS_WBvWEE1gYIb1O69vQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8a35b25266cc1414350f6a7067001a7f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This March 6, 2012 photo provided by the law offices of Butler, Wooten &amp; Fryhofer, LLP shows the scene of a crash in Bainbridge, Ga., where a 4-year-old boy named Remi Walden was burned and died when a Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck from the rear by a Dodge Dakota pickup truck. Chrysler is expected to file papers Tuesday, June 18, 2013, explaining why it?s refusing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Butler, Wooten &amp; Fryhofer, LLP)" align="left" title="This March 6, 2012 photo provided by the law offices of Butler, Wooten &amp; Fryhofer, LLP shows the scene of a crash in Bainbridge, Ga., where a 4-year-old boy named Remi Walden was burned and died when a Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck from the rear by a Dodge Dakota pickup truck. Chrysler is expected to file papers Tuesday, June 18, 2013, explaining why it?s refusing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Butler, Wooten &amp; Fryhofer, LLP)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bruins-beat-blackhawks-2-0-lead-cup-finals-025624591.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AmTqq_Svyh0TqjWxUJWg3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9c823e8667a1214350f6a7067001267.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, defends the net as ice crystals swirl around him during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston, Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bruce Bennett, Pool)" align="left" title="Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, defends the net as ice crystals swirl around him during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston, Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bruce Bennett, Pool)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, he was ready.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bruins-beat-blackhawks-2-0-lead-cup-finals-025624591.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 00:24:23 -0400Associated Pressbruins-beat-blackhawks-2-0-lead-cup-finals-025624591<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bruins-beat-blackhawks-2-0-lead-cup-finals-025624591.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AmTqq_Svyh0TqjWxUJWg3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9c823e8667a1214350f6a7067001267.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, defends the net as ice crystals swirl around him during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston, Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bruce Bennett, Pool)" align="left" title="Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, defends the net as ice crystals swirl around him during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston, Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bruce Bennett, Pool)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, he was ready.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-ariz-citizenship-proof-law-illegal-143112344.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XlxKmneqnJ9AYgqdb_z6wA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3510509a4a030514350f6a7067008577.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. History students from Austin, Minn. High School visit the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2013, in anticipation of key decisions being announced. With a week remaining in the current Supreme Court term, several major cases are still outstanding that could have widespread political impact on same-sex marriage, voting rights, and affirmative action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="U.S. History students from Austin, Minn. High School visit the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2013, in anticipation of key decisions being announced. With a week remaining in the current Supreme Court term, several major cases are still outstanding that could have widespread political impact on same-sex marriage, voting rights, and affirmative action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? States can&#039;t demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/court-ariz-citizenship-proof-law-illegal-143112344.htmlMon, 17 Jun 2013 18:11:48 -0400Associated Presscourt-ariz-citizenship-proof-law-illegal-143112344<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-ariz-citizenship-proof-law-illegal-143112344.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XlxKmneqnJ9AYgqdb_z6wA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3510509a4a030514350f6a7067008577.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. History students from Austin, Minn. High School visit the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2013, in anticipation of key decisions being announced. With a week remaining in the current Supreme Court term, several major cases are still outstanding that could have widespread political impact on same-sex marriage, voting rights, and affirmative action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="U.S. History students from Austin, Minn. High School visit the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2013, in anticipation of key decisions being announced. With a week remaining in the current Supreme Court term, several major cases are still outstanding that could have widespread political impact on same-sex marriage, voting rights, and affirmative action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? States can&#039;t demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/still-no-hoffa-1st-day-latest-search-013849694.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MiiBRpHJVUx1L7UA.keBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f5a481054a540714350f6a70670015e4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Investigators look over the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013, where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="Investigators look over the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013, where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ? Federal agents revived the hunt for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa on Monday, digging around in a suburban Detroit field where a reputed Mafia captain says the Teamsters boss&#039; body was buried.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/still-no-hoffa-1st-day-latest-search-013849694.htmlMon, 17 Jun 2013 22:50:16 -0400Associated Pressstill-no-hoffa-1st-day-latest-search-013849694<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/still-no-hoffa-1st-day-latest-search-013849694.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MiiBRpHJVUx1L7UA.keBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f5a481054a540714350f6a70670015e4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Investigators look over the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013, where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="Investigators look over the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013, where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ? Federal agents revived the hunt for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa on Monday, digging around in a suburban Detroit field where a reputed Mafia captain says the Teamsters boss&#039; body was buried.</p><br clear="all"/>

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