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  Suburban Denver billboard links Obama with jihadists The Canadian Press - 34 minutes ago

  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.

• Retired State Department worker and wife plead guilty to plotting to spy for Cuba The Canadian Press - 59 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - A retired State Department worker and his wife, accused of a decadeslong plot to spy for Cuba, pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him in jail for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom after six years.

• UN children's convention at 20: Indian boy embodies the plight of millions of downtrodden kids The Canadian Press - 1 hour, 0 minute ago

  NEW DELHI - Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.

• Attorney seeks psychiatric care for US teen facing murder charge in death of 9-year-old girl The Canadian Press - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbour should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said.

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  Albania opposition protests to demand vote recount Reuters - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

  TIRANA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Albanian opposition Socialist Party supporters launched their latest protest Friday to demand the government either recount the vote in a controversial June 28 election or hold another.

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