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President Barack Obama listens as he is introduced by German Chancellor Angela Merkel before speaking at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Obama called to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in U.S. and Russian arsenals, a senior administration official said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cutsObama's call for nuke negotiations with Russia suggests a slow road to new reductions
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Jeremy and Kelly Beach look into the remains of their home off Ravine Drive, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Residents were allowed back into the area for a short period of time to view the properties that sustained the most damage from the fire. The Black Forest Fire, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, has destroyed 502 homes and charred more than 22 square miles. It was 85 percent contained Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Michael Ciaglo) MAGS OUT
New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homesResidents ordered to evacuate because of new wildfire burning in foothills southwest of Denver
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FILE - In this Thursday, May 6, 1999 file photo, George Zimmer, second from left, gestures to Andy Dolich prior to a meeting, in Oakland, Calif. Men's Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed Zimmer, its founder and executive chairman. In a terse release issued Wednesday, June 19, 2013, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from one small Texas store using a cigar box as a cash register to one of the nation's largest specialty retailers in men's clothing, with 1,143 locations. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman ZimmerMen's Wearhouse fires chairman who told millions 'You're going to like the way you look'
The Associated Press43 minutes ago
Ashland City police Lt. Joel Icenhour answers questions during a news-conference Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Cleveland. 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)
Ohio woman allegedly enslaved spent time in jailOhio woman who reported enslavement was jailed for hurting girl, attorney says she was forced
The Associated Press46 minutes ago

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Today in History

On June 19, 1953,

Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y.

In 1862,

Congress passed, and President Abraham Lincoln signed, a measure abolishing slavery in U.S. territories.

In 1865,

Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free.