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Iraq's al-Maliki extends overtures to rivals 06/19/2014 02:40am • HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi forces and Sunni militants battled fiercely for control of the nation's largest oil refinery on Wednesday as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki went on a diplomatic offensive, reaching out in a televised address to try to regain support from the natio Palestinian leader defends cooperation with Israel 06/19/2014 01:22am • JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinian president on Wednesday defended his policy of security cooperation with Israel in a politically risky speech to senior Arab officials, even as Israeli forces escalated their most extensive West Bank crackdown in years in res World Cup highlights Asia's illegal betting boom 06/18/2014 11:30pm • KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) -- As teams battle for football glory at the World Cup in Brazil, the biggest winners from the tournament may be illegal bookmakers in Asia.Since kickoff, Chinese officer worker Chen has already wagered 2,000-3,000 yuan ($320-$480) through black market o APNewsBreak: Licensing talks for PokerStars buyer 06/18/2014 10:12pm • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A Canadian company buying the PokerStars website will begin licensing talks with New Jersey casino regulators aimed at letting the world's largest Internet poker site operate legally in the state, the state's top casino regulator said.The stat UK says cyber-spies monitor Facebook, Google use 06/18/2014 10:10pm • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- The U.K.'s electronic spy agency is legally allowed to track the online activities of millions of Britons who use U.S.-based platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, Britain's top counterterrorism official has said.In a witness statement made publi Stocks climb ...US oil price falls... IRS to help Americans abroad 06/18/2014 07:00pm • UNDATED (AP) -- Stocks are closing higher after the Federal Reserve said the economy is doing well enough for it to make further reductions to its stimulus program. It was the fourth straight gain for stocks and another record-high close for the S&P 500. The index rose 15 points to close at 1,957. T Sales of Nest smoke detector resume at lower price 06/18/2014 06:40pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google's Nest Labs is resuming sales and lowering the price of a high-tech smoke detector that was pulled from the market after malfunctioning.The new price for the detector, called "Nest Protect," will be $99 when sales resume late Monday following a two-month moratorium. That Mother of American worker imprisoned in Cuba dies 06/18/2014 06:03pm • JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The mother of an American serving a prison sentence in Cuba for covertly setting up internet access there has died, and it seems doubtful her son will be allowed to return for her funeral despite the urging of U.S. officials.The family of 92-year-ol Couples opt for 'pop-up' weddings, D.C. company delivers 06/18/2014 04:46pm • WASHINGTON -- When Capitol Hill couple Jennifer Miller and Michael Bennett got engaged, the two weighed a few ideas for their wedding day. They contemplated planning a traditional wedding; they considered eloping to Maui. Making it official with a justice of the peace was another idea the couple 14 cases remain for Supreme Court 06/18/2014 04:06pm • MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The religious rights of corporations, the speech rights of abortion protesters and the privacy rights of people under arrest are among the big issues still unresolved at the Supreme Court.Summer travel, European teaching gigs and relaxation beckon, bu Feds urge 25-year term in Connecticut terror case 06/18/2014 03:40pm • JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A British citizen who pleaded guilty in Connecticut to supporting terrorists through websites should get a 25-year prison sentence, federal prosecutors say, calling his support "robust, far-reaching and virtually unprecedented in its scop Feds urge 25-year term in Connecticut terror case 06/18/2014 03:40pm • JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A British citizen who pleaded guilty in Connecticut to supporting terrorists through websites should get a 25-year prison sentence, federal prosecutors say, calling his support "robust, far-reaching and virtually unprecedented in its scop News Guide: Benghazi engrained in US politics 06/18/2014 03:22pm • CONNIE CASS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- To congressional Republicans, "Benghazi" is shorthand for incompetence and cover-up. Democrats hear it as the hollow sound of pointless investigations.It is, in fact, a Mediterranean port city in Libya that was the site of an attack on an American dipl Bitcoin faces biggest threat yet: a miner takeover 06/18/2014 03:16pm • PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The Bitcoin digital currency system is in danger of losing its credibility as an independent payment system because of the growing power of a group that runs some of the computers behind it.In recent weeks, a British-based "mining pool" called GHa Japan bans child porn, but excludes manga, anime 06/18/2014 12:26pm • ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's parliament has passed a law which bans possession of child pornography, but excludes sexually explicit depictions of children in comics, animation and computer graphics.The upper house voted Wednesday to approve the legislation, which amends a