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Murkowski becomes third Republican U.S. senator to back gay marriage

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:22:58 +0000

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska publicly backed gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the third Republican senator to do so as she spoke out ahead of potentially landmark rulings from the Supreme Court on the issue.

Vermont police arrest 33 in cocaine, heroin sweep

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:29 +0000

BOSTON (Reuters) - Vermont police arrested 33 people on drug charges on Wednesday in a sweep aimed at tackling the state's growing heroin and cocaine problem, according to the state police.

Alleged teacher coercion may threaten Atlanta test cheating case

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:12:30 +0000

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Indictments against 35 former public educators charged in a sweeping standardized test cheating case in Atlanta appeared to be on shaky ground Wednesday after a judge said he would likely rule they were coerced into talking to inves...

New York strikes deal to allow Las Vegas-style casinos

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:01:58 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the governor said on Wednesday.

Boston poised to begin condom giveaway in high schools

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:09 +0000

(Reuters) - Students at all Boston public high schools may soon be able to obtain free condoms at the front office - as long as they sit through a few minutes of counseling about safe sex - under a policy due to be voted on Wednesday by the school boar...

As Tea Party rallies, FBI says IRS probe a top priority

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:47:42 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a dozen FBI agents are assigned to a criminal probe into Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative political groups, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday.

Confessed killer says did not dictate deal to turn on ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:59:01 +0000

BOSTON (Reuters) - An altar-boy-turned-gang-enforcer told jurors at the trial of accused mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger on Wednesday that he did not set the terms of a deal with prosecutors allowing him to serve just 12 years in prison for 20 murders i...

Jury selection in Trayvon Martin murder case moves into final phase

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:48:52 +0000

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - The final round of jury selection began in Florida on Wednesday in the trial of a former neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, who is charged with the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in February last y...

Theft of F-35 design data is helping U.S. adversaries: Pentagon

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:42:04 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The theft of sensitive design data by hackers targeting programs like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter takes away a big U.S. advantage by allowing rivals to speed up development of their own stealth aircraft, a top Pentagon official...

New ‘Obamacare’ exchanges could miss enrollment deadline: GAO

Reuters: U.S. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:45:26 +0000

(Reuters) - New health insurance exchanges being set up by the federal government in more than 30 states under President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare overhaul could miss an October 1 deadline for open enrollment, a government report said on Wednesday...