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Dane Gill, right, prayers with others protesting the death penalty and the execution of James DeRosa in McAlester, Okla., outside the governor's mansion in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. DeRosa was killed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He was the second inmate the state executed this year. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deathsOklahoma executes inmate for taking part in 2000 stabbing deaths of ranching couple
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FBI Assistant special agent Eric Smith, right, answers questions during a news-conference Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Cleveland. U.S. attorney Steven M. Dettelbach, left, listens. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed their pets better than the victims. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child, threatening them with snakes, dogs, no food
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In this photo taken on June 28, 2012, Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex stands in Siem Reap province, some 230 kilometers (143 miles) northwest Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples complex. The discovery was announced late Monday, June 17, 2013, in a peer-reviewed paper released early by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Airborne laser reveals hidden city in CambodiaAirborne laser spots ancient city complex of roads, canals hidden under dense Cambodian forest
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FILE - In this April 27, 2011 file photo, Katherine Jackson poses for a portrait in Calabasas, Calif. David Berman, a recording industry expert hired by Jackson’s mother, Katherine, testified Monday June 17, 2013, that concert promoter AEG Live LLC created a conflict of interest by negotiating with the singer’s physician for services on the “This Is It” tour. Jackson is suing AEG Live, claiming it failed to properly investigate the doctor and ignored warning signs about her son’s health before his death on June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Chef describes kids' grief over Jackson's deathChef describes grief and struggles of Michael Jackson's children, and their happier moments
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