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The World Cup so far, how are things going? 06/21/2014 09:02pm • The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- In the weeks leading up to the World Cup, reports of strikes, demonstrations, unfinished stadiums and inevitable traffic problems dominated the news. But since the first match kicked off on June 12, goal-filled games, superstar performances and upsets hav Obama expands government benefits for gay couples 06/21/2014 05:22pm • JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A year after the Supreme Court struck down a law barring federal recognition of gay marriages, the Obama administration granted an array of new benefits Friday to same-sex couples, including those who live in states where gay marriage is against the Budget realities confront McDaniel's rhetoric 06/21/2014 02:30pm • BILL BARROW Associated Press GAUTIER, Miss. (AP) -- Republican primary challenger Chris McDaniel puts the nation's $17 trillion debt at the center of his bid to represent Mississippi in the Senate, bashing six-term Sen. Thad Cochran as a profligate spender who has contributed to a problem that McDan Presbyterians to divest as protest against Israel 06/21/2014 12:20pm • JEFF KAROUB Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting to sell church stock in three companies whose products Israel Police: Sex offender stabbed missing teen, self 06/20/2014 02:38pm • JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The weeklong odyssey of a registered sex offender traveling with a missing teenage girl from Florida ended after a sighting by a Louisiana truck stop cashier triggered a lengthy police chase, authorities say.Officers pursued a pickup truck driv Obama picks Colvin to head Social Security agency 06/20/2014 12:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is naming the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration to officially fill the job overseeing the massive retirement and disability program amid looming financial challenges.The White House said Friday that Obama will nominate Carolyn Watts C French Jews leave for Israel in increasing numbers 06/20/2014 02:54am • LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Increasing numbers of French Jews are leaving for Israel, citing dim economic prospects and a sense of being caught between an increasingly influential far right and militant Islam. More than 5,000 are on track to leave this year, the most since after the NY mayor, City Council agree on $75B budget plan 06/20/2014 01:00am • JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council agreed Thursday on a $75 billion budget proposal that adheres to a liberal view of government involvement to improve the lives of the less fortunate.De Blasio, just shy of completing his first six months in o Parents' guide: Is my child ready for a phone? 06/19/2014 01:05pm • How young is too young for kids to own a cellphone? At what age did you give your kids' phones and what did you consider before doing so? Post a comment in this story, comment on WTOP's Facebook Page or use #WTOP on Twitter. WASHINGTON -- Children are getting phones at a younger age every year Social Security closes offices as baby boomers age 06/19/2014 03:34am • STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Budget cuts have forced the Social Security Administration to close dozens of field offices even as millions of baby boomers approach retirement, swamping the agency with applications for benefits, a senior agency official told Congress Wednesda 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 Sustainable energy hub for Asia launched 06/18/2014 01:00pm • TERESA CEROJANO Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Asian Development Bank and two U.N. agencies launched a hub Wednesday to mobilize investments and innovation to bring clean energy to the Asia Pacific region, where more than 600 million people lack electricity and 1.8 billion use fire South African bill targets foreign security firms 06/18/2014 11:51am • CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A proposed law in South Africa that would require foreign-owned private security firms to sell at least 51 percent of their businesses to South Africans will deter foreign investors and violate international trade deals, a business group said South African bill targets foreign security firms 06/18/2014 11:51am • CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A proposed law in South Africa that would require foreign-owned private security firms to sell at least 51 percent of their businesses to South Africans will deter foreign investors and violate international trade deals, a business group said South African bill targets foreign security firms 06/18/2014 11:51am • CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A proposed law in South Africa that would require foreign-owned private security firms to sell at least 51 percent of their businesses to South Africans will deter foreign investors and violate international trade deals, a business group said