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Amid Egypt’s political turmoil, U.S. ‘trying to walk a very fine line’
After voicing support for Morsi, the Obama administration appeared to distance itself from him this week.
( by Ernesto Londoño , The Washington Post)
Attorney: WikiLeaks won’t let Snowden’s father talk to his son
The lawyer said Julian Assange told him Lonnie and Edward Snowden could speak via an “intermediary.”
( by Jerry Markon , The Washington Post)
Prosecutors in Bradley Manning court-martial trial rest their case
The defense team for the former Army intelligence analyst will begin to present its case Monday.
( by Julie Tate , The Washington Post)
Elite firefighters’ deaths may have resulted from ‘black swan’ event
A rare, unpredictable turn of weather, conditions or luck may have cost 19 men their lives, wildfire veterans say.
( by Lenny Bernstein , The Washington Post)
Wildfires’ size, intensity and impact are increasing, experts say
The 8,400-acre blaze that led to the death of 19 firefighters has become more the norm than the exception.
( by Brady Dennis and Meeri Kim , The Washington Post)
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LOCAL
Critical injury in Mt. Rainier fire
Critical injury in Tuesday night house fire in Mount Rainier
( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post)
Arrest in attack on performer
Male performer dressed as woman was attacked in DC; woman is charged with assault.
( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post)
Man convicted in Capitol Hill attack sentenced to more than 24 years
Tommy Branch is one of three men charged in a brutal attack that left Thomas C. Maslin brain-damaged.
( by Keith L. Alexander and Trishula Patel , The Washington Post)
Man admits to role in robberies at high-end stores
Floyd Davis admitted to scouting stores’ security before others burst in and shattered display cases.
( by Matt Zapotosky , The Washington Post)
President of D.C. teachers’ union is defeated in runoff election
Elizabeth Davis beats Nathan Saunders in what both are calling a game-changer for the union.
( by Emma Brown , The Washington Post)
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POLITICS
New book details Romney’s waffling over making second bid
In ‘Collision: 2012,’ the former GOP presidential hopeful opens up to The Post’s Dan Balz about his hesitations.
( by Sean Sullivan , The Washington Post)
Health-care rule that businesses provide insurance is delayed
In a fresh setback for Obama’s health-care overhaul, employer mandate will now take effect in January 2015.
( by Zachary A. Goldfarb and Sandhya Somashekhar , The Washington Post)
As Cuccinelli campaigns, some big GOP donors keep wallets shut for now
Those who gave to McDonnell in 2009 are said to be worried about some of the candidate’s positions.
( by Ben Pershing , The Washington Post)
William H. Gray III, former congressman for Pa., dies at 71
Rep. Gray was elected to the No. 3 job in the House and later led the United Negro College Fund.
( by Matt Schudel , The Washington Post)
In the Loop: An early celebration
In Kabul, Independence Day arrives a week in advance, and the ceremonies are decidedly low-key.
(, The Washington Post)
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STYLE
Hints From Heloise: Shopping for savings
Spend less on groceries by following these tips.
(, The Washington Post)
Ask Amy: Family loans morph into family gifts
Her husband’s deadbeat brothers ask for “loans” that they never pay back.
(, The Washington Post)
‘The Butler’ loses its title in arbitration case
The Weinstein Co. must rename the movie based on Wil Haygood’s profile of White House butler Eugene Allen.
(, The Washington Post)
Depp recasts the age-old debate on a stereotype
The A-list actor brings a lot of visibility to the role that was once the Lone Ranger’s sidekick.
( by Dan Zak , The Washington Post)
Edward Snowden in limbo: We’ve seen this story before
The fugitive leaker’s dilemma echoes themes from popular music, literature, art, movies and more.
( by Megan McDonough , The Washington Post)
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BUSINESS
Michelle Singletary: Know your benefits after marriage-act ruling
A financial planner can help you find your way through more than 1,000 sometimes-complicated federal rules.
(, The Washington Post)
Ex-FBI chief to probe charges involving BP settlement lawyer
A roundup of news from the business world.
(, The Washington Post)
Auto sales rise on light vehicles
Automakers reported higher sales in June, spurred by higher gas prices and low interest rates.
( by Katerina Sokou , The Washington Post)
Fed approves new rules requiring banks to set aside more capital
Federal Reserve Board plans to ratchet standards up further for mega-banks as it aims at the “too big to fail” problem.
( by Danielle Douglas , The Washington Post)
Sequester brings pain to the long-term jobless, report shows
Federal cuts have shrunk the weekly payments for people out of work longer than six months.
( by Michael A. Fletcher , The Washington Post)
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SPORTS
TV and radio listings: July 3
(, The Washington Post)
Brewers pounce on Storen
Drew Storen enters a scoreless game in the eighth inning and proceeds to surrender four runs in a loss to Milwaukee.
( by Adam Kilgore , The Washington Post)
Bartoli ends Stephens’s Wimbledon run
Last American in the singles draw goes down in straight sets in a match that included a 90-minute rain delay.
( by Liz Clarke , The Washington Post)
Aaron Hernandez, once No. 81 with Patriots, is now inmate No. 174954
Former neighbors and admirers in Connecticut say they are stunned by ex-NFL star’s fall from grace.
( by Kent Babb in DARTMOUTH, Mass. , The Washington Post)
Where have all the champions gone?
The dismal showing by American men at Wimbledon exposes the nation’s lack of top talent in the sport.
( by Liz Clarke , The Washington Post)
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TECHNOLOGY
Ubisoft reports data break, asks users to change passwords
No financial information was taken in the attack, the game company said.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
The Circuit: Data breaches, the CALM Act and NSA protests
California reports 131 notifications of data breaches for 2012.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Pebble smartwatch: Now coming to a store near you
The Pebble smartwatch is headed to Best Buy stores Sunday.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Firefox OS phone goes on sale: Why it matters to have a 3rd option
Firefox, BlackBerry and Microsoft are duking it out for third place in the smartphone wars.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Apple is planning another solar panel farm
The iPhone maker is planning to build another solar panel farm, and this time it’s for its new data center in Reno, Nevada.
( by Katie Fehrenbacher | GigaOM.com , gigaom.com)
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WORLD
In defiant address, Morsi rejects calls to step down
Army deadline to forge compromise with opposition looms; Obama asks Morsi to be responsive to protests
( by Abigail Hauslohner , The Washington Post)
Amid Egypt’s political turmoil, U.S. ‘trying to walk a very fine line’
After voicing support for Morsi, the Obama administration appeared to distance itself from him this week.
( by Ernesto Londoño , The Washington Post)
Egypt’s Morsi defiant under pressure as deadline looms
Military deadline to forge compromise with opposition looms; Obama asks Morsi to be responsive to protests.
( by Abigail Hauslohner , The Washington Post)
Options narrow for Snowden
As countries refuse to grant asylum, the landing of the Bolivian president’s plane in Vienna adds to the intrigue.
( by Kathy Lally and Juan Forero , The Washington Post)
Emilio Colombo, former Italian prime minister, dies at 93
A stalwart politician, Mr. Colombo led his country as prime minister in the early 1970s.
( by Emily Langer , The Washington Post)
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EDITORIAL
Generous to a fault
A new rating system reveals how indebted states are to their pensions.
(, The Washington Post)
Democracy for Egypt
The U.S. needs to send a clear message in favor of reform, but against a coup.
(, The Washington Post)
The ‘stop and frisk’ problem
The success of New York’s program shouldn’t absolve its racial disparity.
(, The Washington Post)
Edward Snowden’s self-sabotage
The NSA leaker is undermining his worthy cause.
(, The Washington Post)
The sainthood of Wendy Davis
Her filibuster shouldn’t make her a heroine.
(, The Washington Post)
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