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Justice Department Told News Corp. About Fox Subpoena In 2010

Fox News officials professed indignation and surprise last week over the search of reporter James Rosen’s records amid a federal leak investigation But prosecutors told Fox’s parent company of a subpoena nearly three years ago. Prosecutors issued a subpoena for Rosen’s phone records and got a judge to sign off on a sealed warrant for […]

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Japan’s ANA Puts Its 787 Dreamliners Back In Service

Enlarge image i All Nippon Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes off from Chitose airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, for Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Sunday. Jiji Press /AFP/Getty Images All Nippon Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes off from Chitose airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, for Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Sunday. Jiji Press /AFP/Getty Images Japan’s All

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Four Rockets Strike Hezbollah Strongholds In Lebanon

Enlarge image i Lebanese men inspect destroyed cars after two rockets exploded in Shiah, a southern suburb of Beirut, on Sunday. Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images Lebanese men inspect destroyed cars after two rockets exploded in Shiah, a southern suburb of Beirut, on Sunday. Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images Four rockets hit areas of Beirut, Lebanon that are controlled

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One Hit Wonder? Another Anibal Sanchez No-Hit Bid Spoiled

Enlarge image i Anibal Sanchez of the Detroit Tigers reacts after striking out Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins to end the game on Friday. Duane Burleson/Getty Images Anibal Sanchez of the Detroit Tigers reacts after striking out Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins to end the game on Friday. Duane Burleson/Getty Images You’ve gotta

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‘We Need Help Bad’: 911 Calls Reveal Chaos In Tornado’s Wake

Enlarge image i An American flag flies over the rubble of a destroyed neighborhood on May 24 in Moore, Okla. Tom Pennington/Getty Images An American flag flies over the rubble of a destroyed neighborhood on May 24 in Moore, Okla. Tom Pennington/Getty Images Authorities in Moore, Okla., just released some of the calls that were

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‘Las Caras Lindas’: To Be Black And Puerto Rican In 2013

Enlarge image i Puerto Rican hip-hop artist Tego Calderón is seen in his studio, El Sitio, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Behind him, a portrait of Ismael Rivera. Coburn Dukehart/NPR Puerto Rican hip-hop artist Tego Calderón is seen in his studio, El Sitio, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Behind him, a portrait of

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Tornado In Moore, Okla.: Friday’s Developments

Enlarge image i On Thursday in Moore, Okla., Rita Green carried a plastic bin of items as she helped a family friend salvage things from a home. Lucas Jackson /Reuters /Landov On Thursday in Moore, Okla., Rita Green carried a plastic bin of items as she helped a family friend salvage things from a home.

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Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says

Representatives of President Bashar Assad’s regime have agreed “in principle” to attend an international peace conference aimed at ending more than two years of brutal warfare in Syria, Russia’s foreign ministry said Friday. But NPR’s Corey Flintoff reports from Moscow that Russian diplomats also said it’s not known just when such talks might start because

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Developing: Explosion, Gunfire In Kabul

There’s been an explosion followed by the sound of gunfire in Kabul, NPR’s Sean Carberry and other journalists report from the Afghan capital. Reuters reports that the explosion occurred “at about 4 p.m. local time in a downtown district. … There was no word on any casualties.” The BBC says gunfire can be heard near

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‘We Will Never Give In To Terror,’ Britain’s Cameron Vows

Enlarge image i Flowers have been left near the site in south London where a British soldier was hacked to death Wednesday. Carl Court /AFP/Getty Images Flowers have been left near the site in south London where a British soldier was hacked to death Wednesday. Carl Court /AFP/Getty Images One day after a British soldier

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Funerals Begin In Tornado-Ravaged Moore, Okla.

Enlarge image i The scene at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., which was destroyed by Monday’s tornado. Seven children died there. Tannen Maury /EPA /LANDOV The scene at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., which was destroyed by Monday’s tornado. Seven children died there. Tannen Maury /EPA /LANDOV Funerals begin Thursday for

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Book News: Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize

Enlarge image i Lydia Davis poses during a photocall in May for the finalists of the 2013 Man Booker International literary prize in London. Will Oliver/AFP/Getty Images Lydia Davis poses during a photocall in May for the finalists of the 2013 Man Booker International literary prize in London. Will Oliver/AFP/Getty Images The daily lowdown on

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