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Tang Hui, Chinese mother who beat labor camp system, now plans US trip

Tang's court victory yesterday dealt a small blow to China's 'reeducation through labor' practice. She wants to visit the US with her daughter.
Kate Middleton and the royal baby's gender: Why some don't want to know

Kate Middleton and husband Prince William are not alone in not wanting to know the gender of their first child. They're part of a group of expectant parents choosing the same thing – some have dubbed themselves Team Green.
Opinion US must not miss new opportunity to engage with Iran

For 30 years, the US and Iran have squandered engagement opportunities. President Obama – especially as US officials meet with allies in Brussels today to discuss next steps in nuclear negotiations with Tehran – should avoid a redux with Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rouhani.
Boy Scouts of America jamboree camp excludes obese Boy Scouts

Boy Scouts of America's new headquarters for the national jamboree comes with new requirements on participating scouts. Too high of a BMI score and a scout cannot attend.
Electrocuted by iPhone? Apple investigates Chinese case.

After reports of a woman being electrocuted by iPhone, Apple agrees to look into the case.
Tax VOX Five takeaways on America's debt

With $2 trillion in Treasury bonds in tow, the Federal Reserve has a huge impact on the government's fiscal health: the Fed strengthens the government's position while increasing the risk of future increases in interest rates.
Top 10 best 'flip market' cities

These 10 cities were the most profitable markets for people flipping a house in 2012, according to RealtyTrac. Can you guess which city had the highest average profit on flipped homes?
Zetas leader captured: 'Z-40' captured by Mexican Marines

Zetas leader Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, known as 'Z-40,' was captured in a pickup truck with eight guns and $2 million in cash, officials announced.
USA Update Bradley Manning case: lawyers battle over most serious charge

Defense lawyers say the prosecution has not proven that Pfc. Bradley Manning intended to aid the enemy in releasing classified information to WikiLeaks.
Unexpected ally against future hurricanes: nature?

Natural defenses – coral reefs, mangrove and cypress forests, oyster beds, even sand dunes – can save lives and protect valuable oceanfront property by limiting the impact of storms like Sandy and Katrina.
Stifling heat wave settles over northeast quarter of US. Not cool.

From the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast and back through Michigan, extreme heat is firing up this week over a broad area, prompting cities to prepare cooling centers.
Stocks extend hot start to July

Stocks edged higher on Wall Street Monday on a surge in Boeing, after it was found that batteries were not the cause of a fire on one of its 787 aircraft at London's Heathrow airport last week. The gains continue a hot streak for stocks in July.
Global News Blog Putin acknowledges Snowden is 'trapped' in Russia (+video)

But he and Snowden agree on one thing: Snowden should leave Russia as soon as possible.
Egypt upheaval: What does US hope to accomplish in dispatching a diplomat? (+video)

Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is holding talks with Egypt’s military-backed interim government and is also meeting with Egyptian business leaders during a two-day visit.
USA Update KTVU apologizes for airing racist pilot names, but Asiana says it will sue

KTVU apologizes, but still, the broadcast 'seriously damaged' Asiana Airline’s reputation, a company spokesman said. An anchor for the California TV station read incorrect and racially offensive names of the pilots.
US envoy seeks to shore up influence in post-Morsi Egypt

Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns met with Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour in Cairo today. But Egypt's interim rulers seem more inclined to look to the Gulf, not the US, for support.
Decoder Wire On immigration reform, more Americans hew to the Democrats' stance

Forty-eight percent of Americans say their views on immigration reform align best with the Democratic Party, compared with 36 percent whose views are closer to the Republican Party, a new poll shows. The gap is much wider for blacks and Hispanics.
Minority children will be core of nation's workforce, tax base

Children of minorities will soon make up the core of the nation's workforce and tax base, but they're still disproportionately represented among the poor.
Africa Monitor Study: West facilitates African corruption

When the son of Equatorial Guinea's president wanted to steal money from state coffers, he hid it in European banks. And he's hardly the only one.
Stefan Karlsson The farm bill survived. Who supports it?

Although farmers only make up a tiny percentage of the US population, the farm bill has survived politics in part because of Americans' attitudes toward food producers, Karlsson says.
Global News Blog India bids farewell to state-run telegram service after 163 years. Stop. (+video)

Smart phones and texting are taking the place of the telegram.
Beijing on slow GDP growth: 'slower is healthy'

China's GDP growth slowed to 7.5 percent after two decades of rapid development.
Opinion US can't afford to cede green energy industry to its competitors

America used to be the leader in clean energy, but it has been surpassed by China and others. The US can't afford to lose the jobs and economic benefits of green energy. Like its competitors, America needs standards that mandate percentages of green energy by key deadlines.
Terrorism & Security Snowden revelations: What more does he have? (+video)

Journalist Glenn Greenwald says the former NSA contractor has 'thousands of documents' that detail how the security agency operates.
Backchannels With assets frozen, noose tightening in Egypt for Muslim Brothers

Arrests, threats of prosecution and now an effort to cut off the Muslim Brotherhood's funding in military-ruled Egypt.