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Maryam Rajavi said U.S. attempts to strike a nuclear deal with Iran do nothing but enable Tehran's continued oppression of the Iranian populace. (associated press)

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Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs is the latest of President Obama's aides to land a high-level corporate job. Mr. Gibbs was hired as "global communications officer" for fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. (Associated Press)

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He said something about bullying being bad. (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)

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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo speaks during a panel discussion at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Kansas House Taxation Committee Chairman Marvin Kleeb, front right, R-Overland Park, and other members of the house watch as votes are tallied Wednesday night, June 10, 2015. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP) ** FILE **

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Republican presidential candidate. former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina speaks with employees of Cirtronics, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in Milford, N.H. Fiorina is campaigning in the nation's earliest presidential primary sate. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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Denis Ten, from Kazakhstan, Sochi 2014 Bronze medalist in the men's singles figure skating, speaks at a news conference during the 2022 Winter Olympics Candidate City Briefing for IOC Members at the Olympic Museum, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. With the vote less than two months away, leaders of the Almaty and Beijing bids made presentations at a "technical briefing" at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. The meeting was attended by 85 of the International Olympic Committee's 101 members. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

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HSBC Holdings, Britain's largest bank by market value, will cut between 22,000 and 25,000 jobs around the world in an attempt to reduce costs and shift its centre of gravity back towards fast-growing Asian economies. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. A Senate panel approved a $575.9 billion defense spending bill on Tuesday, but its fate is uncertain as lawmakers argue over spending caps. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

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Former President Bill Clinton speaks to attendees during a session of the annual gathering of the Clinton Global Initiative America, at the Sheraton Downtown, in Denver, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. CGI America's stated strategy is to bring together leaders from the business and philanthropic communities, along with the non-governmental and government sectors, seeking solutions for economic growth, long-term competitiveness, and social mobility in the United States. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Receiver Stefon Diggs and the Terrapins may have only finished third in the Big Ten East Division at 7-6, but there was a 25 percent increase in football season-ticket sales from last season when they were members of the ACC.

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The police department initially sought $5 million for the purchase of 2,400 body cameras in the coming fiscal year, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser suggested making videos from the cameras exempt from all FOIA requests. (Associated Press)

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FILE- In this Jan. 27, 2015 file photo, a man looks through Super Bowl proposition bets at the Westgate Superbook Race and Sportsbook in Las Vegas. A board behind displays the odds for different proposition bets. A new Nevada law allows investors looking for a stock market alternative to wager their money in the state on sports instead. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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National Edition News cover for June 8, 2015 - Investors, utilities fleeing energy source: As environmentalists and government regulators have pushed for “clean” coal and alternate energy sources to take over for America’s dependence on coal, vocal opponents say that thousands of jobs would be lost. (Associated Press)

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National Edition News cover for June 8, 2015 - Investors, utilities fleeing energy source: As environmentalists and government regulators have pushed for “clean” coal and alternate energy sources to take over for America’s dependence on coal, vocal opponents say that thousands of jobs would be lost. (Associated Press)

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As environmentalists and government regulators have pushed for "clean" coal and alternate energy sources to take over for America's dependence on coal, vocal opponents say that thousands of jobs would be lost. (Associated Press)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question during Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on June 2, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Sarah S. Brown, chief executive of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. (Image courtesy of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy).

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National Edition News cover for June 5, 2015 - EPA backs up water safety from fracking: The oil and gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, mobilizes thousands around the country both for and against the process, industry and some environmental. Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday in a draft report. (AP Photo)

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The panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted 18-6 in favor of Sprout Pharmaceutical's daily pill, flibanserin, on the condition that the company develops a plan to manage its risks. (Associated Press)