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MOST WANTED BY INTERPOL
Former FIFA officials and four executives are sought on charges including racketeering and corruption.

NO MORE SURVIVORS?
Chinese unable to recover more than 420 people believed to be trapped inside an overturned river cruise ship.

CUBA PRESS TO HEAL RIFT
Dozens of Cubans taking courses in journalism, led by US professors via video link, organized by US government.

CALIFORNIA CALAMITY
The state's largest lake has dwindling water resources, which continue during a historic drought.

GREECE DEAL OR NO DEAL

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DIRTY DOZEN PLUS?

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So far, there are twelve candidates reportedly running for president, but how many will there be on election day? Your guess is as good as mine, but read on to stay updated.

We expect this political camp pain to be just that, a real pain in the *** You may recall the following timeline.

March 23: Republican Ted Cruz
April 7: Republican Rand Paul
April 12: Democrat Hillary Clinton
April 13: Republican Marco Rubio
April 30: Democrat Bernie Sanders
May 4: Republican Ben Carson
May 4: Republican Carly Fiorina
May 5: Republican Mike Huckabee
May 27: Republican Rick Santorum

SURVEILLANCE SHOWDOWN

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US Senators have rushed and passed major NSA reform legislation. Senators passed the bill 67-32 to approve the USA Freedom Act, which was approved by the House last month. It now goes to President Obama, who has promised to sign it.

US Senate votes to curtail bulk data collection http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32982140

Senate Approves USA Freedom Act, After Amendments Fail http://n.pr/1KBCMG7

Senate passes USA Freedom Act, limiting NSA surveillance powers — RT USA http://rt.com/usa/264417-senate-vote-freedom-act/#.VW4a-_lXzto.twitter

LATINOS RULE

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Hispanics are Number One-and-Two: Latinos are now # 1 and # 2 richest ever. Hispanos Unidos De America.

1st, Carlos Slim $77.1 B 75 Telecom, Mexico. América Móvil (NYSE:AMX), Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú's telecom giant, announced Tuesday that it was selling assets to comply with Mexico's new anti-trust telecom rules that forbid companies from controlling more than 50 % of market share. How Carlos Slim Built His Fortune.
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THE NEW JENNER

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From superstar to starlet. Bruce Jenner says he is finally free to be she and now wants to known as Caitlyn Jenner.

Caitlyn Jenner: Bruce Jenner's first photo shoot as a woman http://shr.gs/UeYtB1h

Bruce Jenner Debuts as Caitlyn in Vanity Fair's Behind-the-Scenes Video: "I'm Free" http://usm.ag/1QkfTZy

The Short List: Caitlyn Jenner; Court rules against Abercrombie; Tracy Morgan makes us cry http://usat.ly/1LYgjDF

RECORDING OFFICIALS

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According to Pew Research, over half of all adults who are living in US now have their own smartphones.

Most of us depend on our smartphones for online access, and never has it been this fast and easy to take a photo or video and share it online for everyone to see.

This brings up a few questions. Can law enforcement simply take our phones from us? What are citizens' rights when it comes to filming in public?

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HUNDREDS MAY PERISH FROM CAPSIZED CHINESE BOAT
A Yangtze River cruise with 458 people aboard has rescuers working to save elderly tourists.

NEWS+ STRATEGY AGAINST ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS
Iraq and allies meet to plot against Islamic State militants, but Russia, Iran and Syria are out.

US SENATE VOTES ON PHONE COLLECTION
Passing US Freedom Act will restore portions of the Patriot Act that expired at midnight on Sunday.

MYSTERIOUS SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT OVER US
FBI air force of low-flying planes across the country carrying video and cellphone spying technology.

HOMELAND INSECURITY

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INSIST ON TRUTH TELLERS

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With the camp pain season well underway, CITY IMAGES suggests that all candidates stop lying. We must insist that all public servants start telling the truth. One candidate says he plans to change the world. Why do we continue to allow public servants to habitually lie to US?

While listening to someone, who you think may be lying, you could have difficulty focusing on the conversion, and begin wondering how you can trust them.

Human beings have instincts for detecting liars, however this is often overridden by our conscious minds.

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NSA LOST AUTHORITY TO COLLECT BULK AMERICAN PHONE RECORDS
Sunday's US Senate session failed to develop a deal to extend the fiercely contested Patriot Act provision.

JOHN KERRY'S BIKE ACCIDENT AFFECTS IRAN TALKS
The secretary of state broke his leg and of a lengthy rehabilitation could delay nuclear negotiations.

US HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS AND SOME CITIES BEAT THE ODDS
Tampa, Jacksonville and Daytona haven't seen a major hurricane in 70 years, making them statistically overdue.

WATER-LOGGED TEXAS SEES SUNSHINE

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PATRIOTIC?

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Patriot Act may have lost it's teeth, now that National Security Agency loses its authority to collect Americans' phone records in bulk, after an extraordinary weekend Senate session that failed to produce an 11th-hour deal to extend the fiercely contested program.

Intelligence officials say outcome amounts to a win for terrorists. But civil liberties groups say s an unconstitutional intrusion into Americans' privacy. The once-secret post 9/11 program was made public by Edward Snowden.

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