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Egypt premier defends steep rise in energy prices 07/06/2014 04:02am • MARIAM RIZK Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's prime minister on Saturday defended a steep rise in fuel prices as necessary move to shore up the treasury, as outraged commuters bickered with public transport drivers over fare hikes and some rushed to gas stations over fears of shortages.The pric Dueling immigration rallies held in California 07/05/2014 12:10pm • MATT HAMILTON Associated Press MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) -- Rumors had swirled among anti-immigration activists near a U.S. Border Patrol station in Southern California that the agency would try again to bus in some of the immigrants who have flooded across the U.S.-Mexico border.Instead, they got dueli AP INTERVIEW: Militant says Jordan not immune 07/05/2014 07:44am • MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press MAAN, Jordan (AP) -- An al-Qaida linked Jordanian militant leader warned on Friday that the kingdom was "not immune" to the chaos befalling neighboring countries, although he acknowledged that a Sunni extremist group's recent declaration of a caliphate spanning Sy France: Mom kills kindergarten teacher in class 07/05/2014 04:48am • ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- The mother of a pupil at a French pre-school stabbed a teacher to death in front of her class Friday, the last day of the school year, authorities said.The education minister said the mother apparently had "serious psychiatric problems," and pledged sup California city is latest immigration flashpoint 07/04/2014 07:41pm • MATT HAMILTON Associated Press MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) -- Rumors had swirled among anti-immigration activists near a U.S. Border Patrol station in Southern California that the agency would try again to bus in some of the immigrants who have flooded across the U.S.-Mexico border.Instead, they got dueli Israel rushes forces to southern border with Gaza 07/04/2014 06:26am • JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military rushed additional forces to its southern border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, vowing to halt a growing wave of rocket fire from the Palestinian territory, while new clashes erupted in east Jerusalem in response to the death of US job growth led by retailers and health care 07/03/2014 05:40pm • The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. job market's gains in June were as broad as they were deep.Employers across an array of industries accounted for the 288,000 jobs the economy added, the government reported Friday. The unemployment rate slipped to 6.1 percent from 6.3 percent in May. A thumbs-up for NSA Internet spying on foreigners 07/03/2014 03:02pm • KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Endorsement of the NSA's Internet surveillance programs by a bipartisan privacy board deeply disappointed civil liberties activists Wednesday while providing a measure of vindication for beleaguered U.S. intelligence officials.James Clapper, dir German Parliament OKs national minimum wage 07/03/2014 11:44am • GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- German lawmakers on Thursday approved the introduction of the country's first national minimum wage, a triumph for its main center-left party that a long-skeptical Chancellor Angela Merkel described as a "painful" political compromise.Most workers in Euro Report: Health law sign-ups dogged by data flaws 07/03/2014 10:50am • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many of the 8 million Americans signed up under the new health care law now have to clear up questions about their personal information that could affect their coverage.A government watchdog said Tuesday the Obama administration faces a hug Ohioan pleads guilty to taking checks for dead mom 07/03/2014 10:30am • DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge alleging he stole $230,000 in Social Security survivor benefits intended for his mother, who died 33 years ago.The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/1iXCJLY ) reports 71-year-old Frank Pospisil of Kettering entered his plea Wedne Messy protest shows rising HK fears about China 07/03/2014 01:08am • KELVIN CHAN Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) -- In a rare scene of disorder, Hong Kong authorities cleared out hundreds of protesters who blocked part of the city's financial district early Wednesday, a high-profile reflection of rising anxiety over Beijing's tightening grip on the little enclave of Maximum term for New Mexico boy in school shooting 07/03/2014 12:50am • ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico judge rejected pleas for leniency Wednesday and handed down the maximum sentence for a then-12-year-old boy who opened fire in a Roswell middle school gym earlier this year, injuring two students.State District Judge Freddie Romero ordered the boy, now 13, held in Google Glass taking fans closer to the action 07/02/2014 03:46pm • JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Your favorite team is playing for the title, and you are in the middle of the field. You have a ticket in the very top row for an NBA playoff game, and a courtside seat. The referees are reviewing a big play in the final seconds, and you are right there in Google Glass taking fans closer to the action 07/02/2014 03:46pm • JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Your favorite team is playing for the title, and you are in the middle of the field. You have a ticket in the very top row for an NBA playoff game, and a courtside seat. The referees are reviewing a big play in the final seconds, and you are right there in