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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
June 2nd, 2013

Feds suggest anti-Muslim speech can be punished
A U.S. attorney in Tennessee is reportedly vowing to use federal civil rights statutes to clamp down on offensive and inflammatory speech about Islam. Bill Killian, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, was quoted by the Tullahoma News this week suggesting that some inflammatory material on Islam might run afoul of federal civil rights laws.

Egypt's Shura Council and constitution panel 'invalid'
Egypt's top court has ruled that the upper house, or Shura Council, and a panel that drafted the new constitution are invalid. The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that the laws governing the election of members of the Islamist-dominated Shura Council and the constitutional panel were illegal. But the court said the Shura would only be dissolved after new elections.

Chuck Hagel accuses China over 'cyber intrusions'
The US defence secretary has accused China of "cyber intrusions", in one of the most direct rebukes from the US. Chuck Hagel reiterated concern over the threat of cyber attacks before adding: "Some of which appear to be tied to the Chinese government and military." He was speaking at a conference in Singapore, attended by a high-level Chinese military delegation.

US counts cost of deadly Midwest storms
Thousands of homes remain without power in the US Midwest after a huge storm system swept through, killing at least 12 people. Nine people died in Oklahoma City and its suburbs and three more in Missouri. Hundreds of people were injured, many of them on roads as they tried to flee tornadoes. Heavy rain has also left many areas flooded.

'Germany backs labels for goods from settlements'
The German government has given its tacit approval of European Union efforts to label products manufactured in Israeli-controlled territory beyond the Green Line, Army Radio reported on Sunday morning. The IDF-run radio station said it obtained an official German government document that was produced in response to a parliamentary motion by opposition lawmakers in Berlin.

Syrian rebels, Hezbollah in deadly fight in Lebanon
Several fighters were killed in an overnight clash between Hezbollah fighters and Syrian rebel forces in Lebanon's eastern border region with Syria, Lebanese security sources said on Sunday. One source said 15 rebels were killed in the fighting east of the Bekaa Valley town of Baalbek, but the exact toll would not be clear until bodies could be retrieved from the remote and rugged border area.

Google ordered to hand over customer data to FBI WITHOUT warrants, citing counter-terrorism initiative
A federal judge has ruled that Google Inc. must comply with the FBI's warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company's argument that the government's practice of issuing so-called national security letters to telecommunication companies, Internet service providers, banks and others was unconstitutional and unnecessary.

Tim Tebow is "taboo," unlikely to play in NFL again, ESPN says
Tim Tebow is taboo, according to ESPN. And it's nearly impossible any NFL will hire him. In the June issue of ESPN Magazine, dubbed the taboo issue, the sports giant labels Tebow as someone no NFL team wants to touch. And, surprisingly, ESPN takes part of the blame for making that happen.

Budapest mayor orders rethink of anti-Semitic street name
Istvan Tarlos, the mayor of Budapest, ordered on Thursday a review of the city council’s decision to name one of the streets after a Hungarian author known for her anti-Semitic views. Budapest’s city council voted on Wednesday to name one of the city streets after Cecile Tormay, a Hungarian novelist who died in 1937, known for incorporating in her work her political opinions.

Report: Iranian and Russian arms giving Assad edge in Syria
'Washington Post' quotes intelligence officials as saying technology including surveillance drones, advanced monitoring systems to gather intel helping Assad beat back rebels in some areas of country.

More than 1,000 killed in Iraq violence in May
More than 1,000 people were killed in violence in Iraq in May, making it the deadliest month since the sectarian slaughter of 2006-07, the United Nations said on Saturday, as fears mounted of a return to civil war.

Anti-austerity protests: Spain, Germany, Portugal Anti-austerity protesters on Saturday took to the streets of dozens of European cities, including Madrid, Frankfurt and Lisbon, to express their anger at government cuts they say are making the financial crisis worse by stifling growth and increasing unemployment.

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Taiwan, some damage
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Taiwan on Sunday and caused some damage, Taiwan media reported. The quake struck 24 miles southeast of the city of T'ai-chung at a depth of nine miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The agency initially said it was 6.6 magnitude but later downgraded it slightly.

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