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 1. TURKEY PRIME MINISTER TO FACE PROTESTERS
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with activists today comes after hours of clashes in Istanbul between protesters and police who fired tear gas into the crowds.
2. NSA HEAD TO FACE CONGRESS
Gen. Keith Alexander will field senators' questions about the surveillance by U.S. spy agencies after many called for an end to them.
3. SYRIA DENOUNCES 'MASSACRE' OF CIVILIANS
Activists said rebels attacked a village that killed dozens of Shiites; a government official said many were older people and children.
4. OPENING THE DOOR FOR IMMIGRANTS
In Spanish and English, the Senate pushes contentious immigration legislation over early procedural hurdles as Obama urges "The moment is now."
5. THE STORM THAT COULD HIT 1 IN FIVE AMERICANS
The derecho, a weather event that could span hundreds of miles from Iowa to Maryland, is likely to generate tornadoes, power outages and oppressive heat.
6. CLEVELAND KIDNAP SUSPECT HEADS TO COURT
Ariel Castro was to be arraigned today on hundreds of charges related to the kidnapping and rape of three women found in his home.
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 7. STUNNING WORDS FROM THE VATICAN
Pope Francis says a "gay lobby" is at work at the Vatican and acknowledges he isn't particularly adept at administration, notes from a private audience reveal.
8. LEAKER'S GIRLFRIEND 'STILL SHOCKED'
Lindsay Mills' father says he doesn't know where his daughter is now; she wrote, "my world has opened and closed" after revelations that Edward Snowden leaked classified secrets.
9. ANOTHER REASON BRITS ARE HAPPY ABOUT ROYAL BABY
Officials hope the birth next month of an heir to the throne could boost consumer confidence and the UK's sluggish economy.
10. NON-STARS STAND OUT AS SPURS BLOW OUT THE HEAT
Danny Green scored 27 points and Gary Neal made six 3-pointers while scoring 24 as San Antonio drubbed Miami 113-77, taking a 2-1 lead in the finals series.
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