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U.S. Top News: Freed soldier's hometown cancels rally amid anger over swap

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06/5/2014
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Freed soldier's hometown cancels rally amid anger over swap
KABUL (Reuters) - The political uproar over the prisoner swap that won the release of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity intensified on Wednesday when his hometown canceled plans for a rally celebrating his return amid allegations that he deserted.
On iconic U.S. Route 66, German and Italian POWs lie in Oklahoma graves
EL RENO Okla. (Reuters) - Along America's most fabled road, Route 66, lie the almost forgotten graves of German and Italian prisoners of war brought to Oklahoma some 70 years ago and who now rest in the red soil of a former Wild West pioneer outpost.
34 injured in fire that destroyed New York apartment house
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A five-alarm fire broke out in a New York City apartment house early on Thursday, injuring 23 firefighters and 11 other people and reportedly leading one desperate man to drop his children from a second-story window into a neighbor's arms.
Snowden's lawyer says assumes his Russian asylum will be extended
BERLIN (Reuters) - A lawyer for former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden told German radio on Thursday that he expected his client's asylum in Russia to be extended beyond July.
Military jet crashes in Southern California, damages homes
(Reuters) - A U.S. military jet crashed in a Southern California desert town on Wednesday, damaging homes, according to military officials and local media.
BP, Andarko must face fines for U.S. gulf oil spill: court
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp must face penalties under federal pollution laws in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which could expose the companies to billions of dollars in potential fines.
San Francisco city atty files complaint over 'sick-out' by transit workers
(Reuters) - The San Francisco city attorney on Wednesday accused the union for bus and rail operators of orchestrating a sick-out, filing a complaint on the third day of the protest as more buses and trains resumed operations.
N.Y. police arrest man wanted in stabbings of children
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the weekend stabbings of two children, one fatally, in a Brooklyn apartment elevator, officials said on Wednesday.
Crowd turns out in Philadelphia to mourn, honor Lewis Katz
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A celebrity-studded crowd turned out on Wednesday to mourn Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner and philanthropist Lewis Katz, who was killed in a weekend plane crash.
New York lawyer sued by U.S. over tax shelters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government sued a New York tax lawyer on Wednesday for allegedly cheating the Internal Revenue Service out of $130 million by engineering and concealing from investigators dozens of illegal tax schemes on behalf of clients.
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