The Latest: Intense search continues in woods for surviving New York prison escapee

MALONE, N.Y. –  The latest on the manhunt following the escape of two convicted murderers from a maximum-security prison (all times local): ___ 8:45 a.m. Searchers who tracked and killed one murderer who broke out of a northern New York prison three weeks ago are combing the...

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Google’s Cars are Now Smarter, and Slower

Custom-made, and painfully slow, self-driving cars are now roaming the streets of Mountain View. Google has begun testing its own automated car around Mountain View. If you find yourself...

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Greece debt: Crisis meeting over bailout referendum

Greece's creditors are holding a crisis meeting with the Greek finance minister after Athens called a referendum on the terms for a fresh bailout. Greek PM Alexis Tsipras called the referendum for 5 July, but Greece's current bailout expires on Tuesday. The country's creditors are expected to...

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British And Irish Tourists Die In Beach Terror

A gunman disguised as a holidaymaker has killed at least 37 people, including five Britons, in an attack on a popular tourist resort. Terrified sunbathers ran for their lives as the attacker, dressed in shorts and hiding his Kalashnikov inside an umbrella, opened fire on the beach in the town...

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Kim Jong-un shows off new terminal at Pyongyang airport

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with his wife Ri Sol Ju walking through the new terminal of Pyongyang International Airport. He is smiling. He does that a lot, probably because he is excited about the chocolate fondue. Source: Picture Media ...

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Recovery efforts resume Friday for 9 killed in Alaska crash

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska emergency crews will attempt Friday to recover the remains of eight cruise ship passengers and a pilot who were killed when their sightseeing plane crashed in a remote and rugged area of southeastern Alaska. Wind and rain prevented any recovery after...

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France on alert after terrorists storm factory, behead man

France was on high alert after a worker at a U.S.-based chemical company was beheaded by terrorists bearing ISIS flags early Friday, authorities said. The attack occurred at approximately 9:50 a.m. local time in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, northwest of the Alpine city of Grenoble, according to Le...

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Network Rail upgrade delayed by government

The government says it will delay or cut back a number of modernisation projects planned for Network Rail. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin says rising costs and missed targets make the £38.5bn plan untenable. He blamed Network Rail, saying it should have foreseen the improvements would...

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UPDATE 2-Republicans to fight Obamacare through election campaign despite ruling

By Susan Cornwell ADVERTISING WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - Republicans will keep attacking Obamacare in the U.S. Congress and on the presidential election campaign trail to energize right-wing voters and raise money, but analysts said there was little chance of the healthcare law being...

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Parliament rises for midwinter break; Coalition MPs try to put freeze on early election speculation

As the chill of a Canberra winter descends on the nation's capital, Coalition MPs are trying to put a freeze on speculation the Prime Minister will call an early election. On Thursday, the ABC saw dozens of MPs taking up an offer from the Prime Minister's Office to update their "working photographs"...

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Series of missing Ohio women stirs fears of serial killer

In the past year, six women have gone missing from the Chillicothe, Ohio area. Four have them have turned up dead. Though police won't confirm, many residents fear a serial killer may be on the loose. CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Nestled in the hills of Ohio's Scioto Valley, this rural town is unaccustomed...

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