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Official: U.S. drone strikes at al-Shabab
The airstrike makes Somalia at least the sixth country where the United States is reportedly using drone aircraft to conduct lethal attacks.
(By Greg Jaffe and Karen DeYoung)
Federal agents 'outgunned'?
A report from the ranking Democratic member of the House panel probing a federal gun-trafficking operation calls laws weak and criticizes the committee's Republican chairman.
(By Sari Horwitz)
Obama tests combative new tone
Obama clearly had a mission Wednesday: to reassert a commanding presence on the economic and foreign policy issues that are defining his presidency.
(By Peter Wallsten and Zachary A. Goldfarb)
Court backs 'individual mandate'
The first appellate court to rule on President Obama's health-care law says it is constitutional.
(By Jerry Markon)
FDA panel opposes Avastin for breast cancer
FDA advisory panel votes to revoke approval of blockbuster drug Avastin for treating advanced breast cancer.
(By Rob Stein)
POLITICS
Convicted mastermind of sweeping $3B mortgage fraud to be sentenced; could face life sentence
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A man convicted of orchestrating a $3 billion fraud as chairman of one of America's largest private mortgage companies will be sentenced to prison.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Feds: Owner of W.Va. coal mine where blast killed 29 sent fake safety records to regulators
BEAVER, W.Va. — Massey Energy pressured workers at a West Virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 29 men to omit safety problems from official reports for the government while the company kept another set of accurate books for itself, government regulators say.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
AP Exclusive: Older workers would pay more due to unintended consequence of health care law
WASHINGTON — Older adults of the same age and income with similar medical histories would pay sharply different amounts for private health insurance due to what appears to be an unintended consequence of the new health care law.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Supreme Court justices overrule Scalia's unusual display of power in favor of tobacco industry
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia exercised a rarely used power last fall to let Philip Morris USA and three other big tobacco companies delay making multimillion-dollar payments for a program to help people quit smoking.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Patent bill amendment could mean big money for NJ drug company, law firm
WASHINGTON — A billion-dollar "technical revision" added to a patent bill passed by the House last week could provide huge financial benefits to one pharmaceutical company and a law firm.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Miss Manners: Wishing to be married will not make it so
Her boyfriend's been there, done that, and doesn't want to do it again. Etiquette says: You must take him at his word.
(, Universal Press)
Hints From Heloise: Silk flower cleaning
Heloise flashback column addresses cleaning silk flowers and tips on neatening up.
(, King)
Ask Amy: Friends thrown for a loop by 'swingers'
My husband and I became friends with a couple a little over a year ago. Well, recently this very nice couple informed us that they are "swingers!" My question is why? Why would a married couple who claim they love each other have sex with other people?
(, Tribune Media Service)
Not on her 'honey-do' list
A reader sought bedroom action instead of a tie for Father's Day, but his wife still hasn't delivered.
(, The Washington Post)
CBS premiere week
The network will reveal Sept. 19 what happened to Charlie Harper on "Two and a Half Men."
(, The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Wednesday's Sports In Brief
NAGOYA, Japan — Tiger Woods has signed a three-year deal to promote a Japanese pain reliever, his first endorsement since he was caught in a sex scandal toward the end of 2009.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Summer circuit continues to thrive as NCAA looks to rewrite men's basketball recruiting rules
ST. LOUIS — It's almost July, and for college basketball coaches and their assistants, that means a series of trips that makes the conference road schedule look like a drive to the gym.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Thunder's Kevin Durant hopes NBA labor talks speed up with lockout looming
OKLAHOMA CITY — With time running out for the NBA to reach a new collective bargaining agreement with its players, scoring champion Kevin Durant seems to think a lockout is inevitable.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Maggette relishes joining Jordan's Bobcats, where scoring, leadership will be needed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Corey Maggette has played 12 seasons in the NBA and been to the playoffs only once. Now he's about to join a team that's never won a postseason game and has spent the past year getting rid of most of its veterans and scorers in a rebuilding movement.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Novak Djokovic reaches Wimbledon semifinals by beating 18-year-old Bernard Tomic
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic overcame his protege at Wimbledon on Wednesday, holding on to reach the semifinals for the third time in his career with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over 18-year-old Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Britain sending body armor vests to Libya rebels
LONDON — Britain said Thursday it is providing body armor, police uniforms and communications equipment to help Libya's opposition protect rebel leaders and international officials based in the country's eastern cities.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Russian parliament postpones debate on controversial rights bill
MOSCOW — The lower house of the Russian parliament has delayed debate on a bill that would allow Russia to ignore rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei appeals tax bill, fines sought by Beijing tax authority, lawyer says
BEIJING — Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's design firm on Wednesday challenged the $1.85 million tax bill delivered by authorities shortly after Ai was released from nearly three months in detention, a lawyer for the company said.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Herders in China's Inner Mongolia protest over lead mine in latest unrest, some reported hurt
BEIJING — A rights group and a local resident say dozens of ethnic Mongolian herders protested against a lead mine operating on grazing land in the latest tension in a Chinese border region that recently saw its biggest demonstrations in two decades.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Philippines destroys fake handbags, pirated DVDs that could have been worth millions
MANILA, Philippines — Police slashed fake Louis Vuitton bags and drove armored vehicles over Oakley sunglasses and pirated DVDs Thursday to mark World Anti-Counterfeit Day — a first step in destroying a five-month haul of counterfeit goods.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Sports talk with Tarik El-Bashir
Tarik El-Bashir chats about the caps, NHL free agency, hockey, auto racing, college hoops, and everything else.
(, vForum)
Free Range on Food
Free Range on Food is a forum for discussion of all things culinary.
(, vForum)
'Transformers,' gambling and more: Lunchline's Clinton Yates breaks them down (video)
Clinton Yates a news junkie and pop culture fanatic who scours The Washington Post and its partner sites every weekday to find the gems that you want to read but don't have time to search for.
(, vForum)
Free Range on Food
Free Range on Food is a forum for discussion of all things culinary.
(, vForum)
Tom Petty vs. Michele Bachmann, Tia Mowry's baby and more: The Reliable Source Live
Washington Post columnists Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts discuss your favorite gossip, celebrity sightings and their recent columns.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Samsung asks US to halt imports of Apple products in escalating patent dispute
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics is asking the United States to prohibit Apple from importing key products including the latest iPhone and iPad devices amid an escalating patent dispute.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Hands-On With The New Olympus PEN E-P3
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Mazda sees efficient gasoline engines as the future, brushes off importance of electric cars
TOKYO — Mazda's president believes gasoline engines will still power 80 to 90 percent of the world's autos even in 20 years time, and remains confident it can grow without electric vehicles.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Walking Around In Circles: As Google+ Opens Up Will People Start Using It Correctly?
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
News Corp sells MySpace for $35 million, mostly in stock, to Specific Media, Justin Timberlake
LOS ANGELES — Justin Timberlake apparently wasn't satisfied with just playing a social media impresario in the movies, so now he's becoming one in real life.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
BUSINESS
German unemployment rate dips to 6.9 percent in June as economy booms
BERLIN — Germany's unemployment rate dipped to 6.9 percent in June as the booming economy bolstered the country's labor market further, official figures showed Thursday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Eurozone inflation steady at 2.7 percent, above ECB target but below market expectations
LONDON — Inflation in the 17 countries that use the euro remained markedly above the European Central Bank's target in June, official figures showed Thursday, reinforcing market expectations that the bank will raise interest rates again next week.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Samsung asks US to halt imports of Apple products in escalating patent dispute
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics is asking the United States to prohibit Apple from importing key products including the latest iPhone and iPad devices amid an escalating patent dispute.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Asian markets higher as Greece advances toward passing crucial austerity package
BANGKOK — World markets moved higher Thursday as investors await Greece's final stamp of approval on a package of harsh austerity measures aimed at preventing the heavily indebted country from defaulting.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Report: World's longest gas pipeline begins operations, linking southern China, Turkmenistan
SHANGHAI — A 5,370-mile (8,700-kilometer) natural gas pipeline linking Turkmenistan with southern China has begun operating, helping boost supplies to the country's booming industrial zones, a report said Thursday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
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