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  10 die as air taxi crashes in Alaska

  All 10 people aboard an air taxi died as the aircraft crashed and was engulfed in flames at a small Alaska airport, authorities said.

• Afghan forces kill 18 Taliban, lose 5 of own

  Afghan officials say security forces have killed 18 Taliban and lost five of their own troops in operations in the country's east.
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  Immigration, student loan top congressional agenda

  Republicans and Democrats will put good will to the test when Congress returns this week to potentially incendiary fights over nominations, unresolved disputes over student loans and the farm bill, and the uncertainty of whether lawmakers have the political will to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.
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  Horse racing | South Florida’s track battle

  Gulfstream has early lead over Calder in summertime faceoff

  More than twice as much money was wagered at Gulfstream than at Calder on a lazy Sunday as the tracks slug it out with each other for business.

• Man, 23, disappears after bridge jump with friends

  Deputies are searching for a man who disappeared after jumping with friends into the water off a southwest Florida bridge.

• Man charged with disrupting flight to Key West

  A Tampa man is under arrest after authorities say his disruptive behavior scared passengers on a flight to Key West.
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  Quebec police: 3 dead in oil train derailment

  Two more bodies were discovered overnight after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in eastern Quebec, igniting explosions and fires that destroyed a town's downtown center. The confirmed death toll is now three, and is expected to rise further.
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  Venezuela says no contact yet with Snowden

  Venezuela's foreign minister says his country has not yet been in contact with NSA leaker Edward Snowden, despite its offer of asylum.
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  Bartoli beats Lisicki to don Wimbledon crown

  One of the strangest Wimbledons produced one of its quirkiest champions in Marion Bartoli, the winner of a mistake-filled final that left the overwhelmed runner-up in near tears during the match.

• Homeless man dies after being struck by train in Hollywood

  A homeless man was struck and killed by a train late Friday night at 2900 Sheridan St. in Hollywood.

• Rescuers call off search for 7, including Florida Keys family, on missing US boat

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Rescue teams have abandoned a search for a U.S. schooner carrying seven people that disappeared in the South Pacific.
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  US economy adds 195K jobs; unemployment 7.6 pct.

  U.S. employers are sending a message of confidence in the economy - hiring more workers, raising pay and making the job market appear strong enough for the Federal Reserve to slow its bond purchases as early as September.
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  Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood

  Pope Francis on Friday cleared two of the 20th century's most influential popes to become saints, approving a miracle needed to canonize Pope John Paul II and waiving Vatican rules to honor Pope John XXIII.

• WikiLeaks: Snowden makes 6 new asylum applications

  Secret-spilling website WikiLeaks said Friday that NSA leaker Edward Snowden has put in asylum applications to six new countries as his effort to find refuge from American prosecution falters.
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  SAfrican government denies Mandela is "vegetative"

  Nelson Mandela is in critical but stable condition, the South African government said Friday, while a close friend said the anti-apartheid leader was conscious and responsive earlier this week.
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  Cuba: Flap over late cultural figure's estate

  A dispute is brewing in Cuba over the estate of a prominent intellectual after authorities carried out a surprise search of his home last weekend.
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  Palestinians say Kerry close to restarting talks

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is closing in on an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians to relaunch peace talks for a period of six to nine months, Palestinian officials said Thursday.

• Arizona Senator McCain visits US troops in Kabul

  Senior Republican Sen. John McCain is visiting American troops in Afghanistan to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.
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  Vast war letter collection shows sacrifice

  U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Horace Evers was setting up a command post in Munich with other Allied soldiers in the final days of World War II when he stumbled across sheets of Adolf Hitler's personal stationery in the dictator's abandoned apartment.

• US Coast Guard finds missing boaters off Honduras

  Eight boaters missing off the coast of Honduras have been rescued.

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