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20 Jun 2009 15:03

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Sports: Forget Tiger Woods. The U.S. Open is about Ricky Barnes right now.

  • 65 Barnes’ score on Saturday at the U.S. Open; the 28-year-old is currently leading the pack source
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20 Jun 2009 14:05

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World: In Pakistan, the fight against the Taliban is heating up

  • 44+ have died in conflicts between military and Taliban forces source
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20 Jun 2009 13:53

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Tech, World: Unable to block porn from computers, China turns to Google

  • Google has been asked by China to block a feature that brings up related search terms when typing in a word, because apparently it was showing too much explicit related content. source
  • China has been ratcheting up its internet censorship lately, much to the chagrin of users. On top of Tiananmen Square blocking, they tried (and failed) to put censoring software on all PCs. source
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20 Jun 2009 13:36

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U.S.: Remember the Oklahoma EMT/cop drama? Well, here’s a follow-up

  • And even after being informed that we had a patient, there was total disregard. So he started in a state of rage and simply escalated from that point.
  • Maurice White Jr. • A paramedic involved in a YouTube-captured altercation with an Oklahoma state trooper. The trooper, Daniel Martin, believed that one of the EMTs in the ambulance flipped off the officer and flipped out on White, who noted immediately that there was a patient in the vehicle. White wants to see the trooper fired for his conduct. • source
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20 Jun 2009 13:25

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World: NYT reporter David Rohde escapes a Taliban kidnapping. Whoa!

  • 7 months in captivity of the Taliban in Pakistan in Afghanistan source
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20 Jun 2009 13:10

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World: A huge death toll in the wake of a northern Iraq mosque attack

  • 55+ were killed after a truck bomb exploded in front of a mosque source
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20 Jun 2009 11:54

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Offbeat: To nerd and corrupt: Did a Geek Squad worker abuse his power?

They give them badges? Really? A New Joisey man was arrested Thursday night after allegedly using his authority to fix computers at high prices to instead convince a prostitute to perform sexual acts with him. No matter the outcome, 25-year-old Jay Mora of Newark is going to have a hard time living this one down. source
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20 Jun 2009 11:19

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World: Fortunately, viral video is still streaming out from Iran

  • Output of images from Iran is understandably limited at the moment, but there are still videos streaming out. This one is from today.source
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20 Jun 2009 11:07

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U.S.: In Rockford, Ill., a train derailed, causing tons of destruction

One died and nine were injured in the derailment, a scary chain of events which forced the evacuation of 600 homes. source
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20 Jun 2009 10:56

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World: Iranian icon Ruhollah Khomeini’s shrine hit by suicide bomber

  • Two people were wounded in the bombing. The suicide bomber killed himself at the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who led the 1979 Iranian Revolution and was the iconic face of Islam to the Western world in the 1980s. Khomeini, Iran’s Supreme Leader before his son Ali took over after his 1989 death, was a popular leader during his life, but could be seen as a point of contention in the wake of the massive protests. source
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