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Suicide bombing kills several at World Cup viewing party

A suicide bomber detonated a tricycle taxi packed with explosives at an outdoor World Cup viewing center in a northeast Nigerian city Tuesday night, and witnesses said several people were killed.

 
Congressional hawks becoming doves with new conflict in Iraq

Lawmakers who eagerly voted to authorize military force 12 years ago to oust Saddam Hussein and destroy weapons of mass destruction that were never found now harbor doubts that air strikes will turn back insurgents threatening Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government and Baghdad.

 
Postcard from Brazil: Celebrating U.S. win in Natal

We are staying in a quaint pousada 25 miles north of Natal, right on the beach. We took in a good Brazilian breakfast with juices, fruits, fresh breads, eggs and cheeses, and then hopped a rickety local bus with guys from Reno and San Francisco we’d met at check-in. We took it too deep into the city, not knowing exactly where we should’ve gotten off it as we sought the official U.S. soccer pre-party. A long cab ride later, we arrived and there were black suits and ties to greet us and allow us entry upon finding my reservation on an iPad. They chose not to advertise it as a U.S. party, instead marking the building with a red, white, and blue banner scribed with “Uma Nacao, Uma Equipe” (One Nation, One Team).

 
Phoenix priest killed with fellow clergyman’s gun, police say

A homeless ex-convict is being held on $1 million bond, accused of beating a priest with a metal rod in his residence at a Phoenix church and then wrestling away a handgun owned by the clergyman before fatally shooting the man’s assistant.

 
Obama plan would create world’s largest ocean preserve

Moving to protect fragile marine life, President Barack Obama announced plans Tuesday to create the largest ocean preserve in the world by banning drilling and fishing in a massive stretch of the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and American Samoa.

 
Hidden portrait of bow-tied man found beneath Picasso painting

Scientists and art experts finally know what’s beneath one of Pablo Picasso’s first masterpieces, “The Blue Room,” using advances in infrared imagery to reveal a hidden portrait of a bow-tied man with his face resting on his hand.

 
Official: Connecticut ‘hoarder’ crushed to death under debris

A Connecticut woman described by police as an apparent hoarder was crushed to death when a floor piled with clutter collapsed into her basement, state medical officials said Tuesday.

 
Mayor drops F-bomb during rally for LA Kings

Mayor Eric Garcetti used the F-bomb in declaring it a big day for LA, bringing 19,000 hockey fans to their feet, lighting up the Twitterverse in delight and, oh yeah, leaving some folks scratching their heads, wondering just what the heck the normally soft-spoken elected official was thinking.

 
Nuns suing strip club, but not over stripping

A group of Chicago-area nuns is suing a strip club behind their convent, complaining of noise, glaring neon lights, fist fights and heaps of litter that include empty whiskey bottles and used condoms.

 
1 dead after plane crashes near Long Island home

A small plane crashed into the yard of a Long Island home on Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing the only person aboard, authorities said.