June 27, 2013 (San Diego's East County) --ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
- Senate approves immigration bill in 68-32 vote, sending battle measure to House (The Hill)
- US. Training Syrian rebels at secret bases (CBS)
- Feds' Nervy Defense of No-Fly List Meets a Skeptical Judge (Reason)
- IRS also targeted liberal groups (CNN)
- U.S. Conference of Mayors asks Obama for flexibility on marijuana (RawStory)
- NSA leaker charged with espionage, theft (Yahoo! News)
- WikiLeaks: Snowden requested legal help to safety (Yahoo! News)
- U.S. warns countries against Snowden travel (Reuters)
- Pelosi's defense of NSA surveillance draws boos (AP)
- Facebook admits year-long data breach exposed 6 million users
- How drones are used for domestic surveillance (Christian Science Monitor)
WORLD
- Ten car bombs kill 39 in Iraqi capital (Reuters)
- Taliban attack Afghan presidential palace: Reuters witnesses (Reuters)
- Jordan hosts 900 US troops to shield against Syria (U-T San Diego)
- Lost Maya city found in Mexican jungle
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(Christian Science Monitor) - Flooding kills 3, forces 75,000 from Calgary homes (U-T San Diego)
- Markets continue to fall in China after lending freeze (Marketplace.org)
- India monsoon floods kill at least 560; thousands missing (Reuters)
- Malaysia Declares Emergency From Cross-Border Blanket Of Smoke (NPR)
- Egyptian army steps in to demand political truce (Reuters)
- 'Hamas, Hezbollah planned jail break that freed Morsi' (Jerusalem Post)
- Qatar emir announces transfer of power to his son (JPost
- Militants in north Nigeria force thousands to flee (U-T San Diego)
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