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Learn more about our <a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/terms">Terms of Use</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FEDERAL_RESERVE?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a move that could send interest rates higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the economy is strengthening.... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:05:24 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FEDERAL_RESERVE?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By MARTIN CRUTSINGER 2013-06-20T00:05:24Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_JAMES_GANDOLFINI?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" helped create one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51.... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:36:21 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_JAMES_GANDOLFINI?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By LYNN ELBER 2013-06-20T01:36:21Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/1/10_THINGS_TO_KNOW_THURSDAY?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:30:49 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/1/10_THINGS_TO_KNOW_THURSDAY?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By The Associated Press 2013-06-20T01:30:49Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_GLOBAL_WARMING?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more - and we will do more," Obama said Wednesday in Berlin.... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:13:54 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_GLOBAL_WARMING?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By DINA CAPPIELLO and JOSH LEDERMAN 2013-06-20T00:13:54Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:14:23 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By DAVID RISING and AMIR SHAH 2013-06-19T22:14:23Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STUDENT_LOANS?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Students applying for financial aid for the coming school year could find some comfort in a bipartisan student loan compromise taking shape in the Senate that would prevent interest rates from doubling and set a single rate each year for undergraduate students, rich or poor.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:17:41 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_STUDENT_LOANS?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By PHILIP ELLIOTT 2013-06-19T23:17:41Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IMMIGRATION?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:45:48 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IMMIGRATION?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER 2013-06-20T01:45:48Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_BRAZIL_PROTESTS_POLITICAL_CHALLENGE?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAO PAULO (AP) -- With massive protests by middle-class Brazilians demanding wholesale government reforms, people all over this continent-sized country have reached a verdict on the streets and online: "The giant has awakened."... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:35:46 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_BRAZIL_PROTESTS_POLITICAL_CHALLENGE?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By BRADLEY BROOKS, MARCO SIBAJA and JENNY BARCHFIELD 2013-06-19T23:35:46Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HOFFA_SEARCH?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit. For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains or clues to the disappearance of the former Teamsters boss.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:01:02 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HOFFA_SEARCH?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By COREY WILLIAMS 2013-06-19T22:01:02Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PAULA_DEEN_LAWSUIT?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Celebrity cook Paula Deen said while being questioned in a discrimination lawsuit that she has used racial slurs in the past but insisted she and her family do not tolerate prejudice.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:25:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PAULA_DEEN_LAWSUIT?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By RUSS BYNUM 2013-06-19T23:25:15Z