Fischer upsets Republican rivals to win Nebraska Senate primary

Nebraska say Sen. Deb Fischer upset her Republican rivals Tuesday night to win the party’s nomination for the Nebraska Senate. The underdog candidate will take on former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey this fall in a closely monitored Nebraska Senate race. Fischer came out of nowhere in the final weeks to pass say Attorney General Jon Bruning, widely regarded as the “establishment” candidate and Don Stenberg, the favorite of the Club for Growth and Sen. Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservative Fund.

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Mexican Novelist Carlos Fuentes Dies at 83

Award-winning Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, regarded as the dad of modern Latin American literature, died Tuesday in Mexico City at age 83. The Panamanian-born Fuentes focused mainly on contemporary Mexico and what he saw as its political failures. He published his first novel, The Air is Clear when he was 29. This was followed by such acclaimed works as The Death of Artemio Cruz, Old Gringo, and Aura. Fuentes also was a college professor and served as Mexican ambassador to ...

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Reports: US Aids Yemen al-Qaida Strikes

CAIRO – With U.S. troops reportedly guiding air raids from a nearby base for the first time, Yemeni jets attacked positions of al-Qaida insurgents Tuesday in southern Yemen’s Abyan province. Yemeni officials stated a “four-pronged assault” on the militants was being waged on the ground, backed by heavy artillery and aerial bombardment, and that U.S. troops stationed at al-Annad air base in Lahj province were providing logistical support. The reported participation of U.S. forces in directing Yemeni fighter jets would ...

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Roadside Blast Hits UN Conoy; 20 Killed at Syrian Funeral

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations states a roadside blast hit a convoy carrying a group of its unarmed observers near the Syrian city of Hama on Tuesday, damaging their vehicles but not injuring the monitors. Meanwhile, Syrian activists have accused the government of killing at least 20 mourners at a funeral in the same area.   The U.N. mission in Syria states a convoy of four of its vehicles was struck by a blast from an improvised explosive device ...

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Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal slips to 2nd in Giro d’Italia

Spanish rider Joaquin Rodriguez took the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia from Ryder Hesjedal of Canada on Tuesday after winning the hilly 10th stage with a sprint finish. One of the pre-race favourites, Rodriguez completed the 186-kilometre (116-mile) leg from Civitavecchia to Assisi in 4 hours, 25 minutes, 5 seconds for his first Giro stage win. The Katusha rider is 17 seconds ahead overall on Hesjedal from Victoria, B.C. Paolo Tiralongo of Italy is 32 seconds back. artoz Huzarski ...

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Montreal’s Kim Klavel advances to women’s world boxing quarter-finals

Montreal’s Kim Klavel advanced to the quarter-finals of the women’s world boxing championships on Tuesday in China. Klavel defeated Derya Aktop of Ankara 17-10 in the four-round bout in the 48-kilogram weight class. Klavel began to pull away on the judges’ scorecards in the third round. She will face an opponent from the Philippines on Wednesday. Women’s boxing is making its debut at the London Olympics, with the worlds in China serving as a qualification event. The world championships are ...

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ESPN to Resurrect ’30 for 30′ Doc Series

ESPN will roll out a second helping of its 30 for 30 documentary series, The New York Times reports. The first 30 intallments aired beginning in fall 2009, with the concept of honoring ESPN’s 30-year anniversary over a period of 15 months; but the documentaries kept coming, pegged to the ESPN Films banner even after the series’ cutoff date. Hence, the official return of 30 for 30 this fall for a 2-year run. “When we embarked on 30 for 30, ...

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Seoul: Burma to Comply with UN Resolutions on Pyongyang

South Korean officials state Burma has concurred to comply with U.N. resolutions aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. The move was announced Tuesday by a spokesperson for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who is finishing up his landmark two-day visit to Burma. President Thein Sein acknowledged during meetings with Mr. Lee that Burma has made past deals with North Korea for conventional weapons. But he denied any nuclear connections with Pyongyang, an issue that long been of ...

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Kazakhstan Police Search for Street Strippers

Police from the Kazakhstan city of Kostanai are searching for two young women who walked naked around the city’s streets, the Newsru.com web portal stated on Tuesday. The girls, wearing only high-heel pumps and holding mini-dresses in their hands, were captured on video by an amateur who uploaded it on Youtube last week. About 15,000 have already watched the video and the majority of viewers have approved it. Several local residents identified the girls as dancers from a local strip ...

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Pope Celebrates Mass in Havana’s Revolution Plaza

Pope Benedict is wrapping up his three-day trip to Cuba with an outdoor mass in Havana’s Revolution Plaza to cap off his first papal visit to the island. Thousands of Cubans filled the plaza for the Wednesday morning mass, waving flags to celebrate the pontiff’s visit and holding umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun. Later in the day, the pope is expected to meet with former Cuban president Fidel Castro. Castro stated he requested an audience with the pontiff ...

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