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CBS News | James Gandolfini Redefined the Mobster Role and Cable-TV Drama Wall Street Journal James Gandolfini played the hulking and violent, yet neurotic and vulnerable embodiment of Mafia bravado for the 21st century as the namesake of HBO's landmark series "The Sopranos." Mr. Gandolfini died unexpectedly at age 51 while on holiday in Rome, ... ' Sopranos ' star James Gandolfini dead of suspected heart attack at age 51 James Gandolfini: He let his characters star 'Sopranos' star, James Gandolfini, dies at 51 |
Wall Street Journal | FBI uses drones inside US for spying, director says Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testified Wednesday that the controversial National Security Agency surveillance program "has been a contributing factor, one dot among many dots" for tracking terrorist plots, and he admitted for the first time ... FBI director says surveillance drones used in US FBI says it uses surveillance drones on US soil Drone surveillance 'limited,' FBI boss says in wake of NSA snooping scandal |
New York Daily News | Patriots' Hernandez sued by strip club-goer for shooting as he's eyed in slaying New York Daily News NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. — While New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is under investigation for links to a dead body found near his home, an unrelated lawsuit alleges he shot a man. “I was a bit stunned that he was being investigated with a ... Man sues NFL player for shooting him in the eye Police continue investigation that includes Patriots' Hernandez Sports digest: New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in middle of ... |
Boston Globe | Hawks even Stanley Cup Final Chicago Tribune BOSTON — Five times the Bruins put the puck past Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford. And yet it wasn't enough. The Hawks' offense exploded during a thrill-ride of a Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, and after the red light flashed for the last time, the Hawks ... Blackhawks even series with overtime win in wild Game 4 Chicago Blackhawks even series with Boston Bruins in 6-5 win in OT Bruins 'made it too tough on ourselves' |
Economic Times | Government accused of failing to stop human trafficking | Bangkok Post: news Bangkok Post The government is doing too little to stop tens of thousands of trafficking victims being forced into “modern slavery” in the sex trade, fishing-related industries and domestic servitude in Thailand, the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has warned. The US ... China Downgraded to Lowest Human Trafficking Ranking Canada passes grade in US human trafficking report; China and Russia ... |
ABC News | Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts Chicago Tribune BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on ... Obama draws far smaller crowd for Berlin visit than in '08 Obama seeks further cuts to US, Russia nuclear arsenals Obama Evokes Cold War In Speech At Berlin's Brandenburg Gate |
NBC New York | Joe Torre's Daughter Makes a Life-Saving Catch in Brooklyn NBC New York The daughter of Yankee legend Joe Torre made the catch of a lifetime in Brooklyn on Wednesday, saving a baby who got out of a window and then fell off a fire escape and into her arms. Ida Siegal reports. Joe Torre's Daughter Makes Life-Saving Catc. NY baseball great's daughter catches falling baby Joe Torre's daughter caught a falling baby Nice Catch! Joe Torre's Daughter Snags Falling Baby |
New York Daily News | Ohio woman who reported enslavement was jailed for hurting girl; attorney says ... Minneapolis Star Tribune CLEVELAND — A mentally disabled mother authorities said was enslaved for two years along with her daughter spent time in jail this year after pleading guilty to beating the girl, but her attorney told a judge that her captors forced her to do it. Court records ... FBI: Ohio Woman Enslaved, Threatened... Feds: 3 in Ohio held woman, child in 'subhuman' conditions 4th suspect in Ohio enslavement case turns herself in |
AFP | US officials try to save Taliban talks after Afghan backlash Fox News American officials scrambled to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the Taliban after an angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the militants. On Tuesday ... US Scrambles to Save Taliban Talks After Afghan Backlash Afghan president cancels security talks with US Official: US, Afghan Taliban talks to be held 'in next few days' |
New York Daily News | Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings killed in car ... New York Daily News Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings died early Tuesday in a single car crash in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings' groundbreaking reporting on Gen. Stanley McChrystal's candid criticism of the Obama ... |