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RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Germany has beaten the United States at the World Cup, but the U.S. team is still advancing. Thomas Mueller scored his fourth goal of the tournament to lead Germany to the 1-0 win. Still, the U.S. moves on to the knockout stage despite the loss, as Portugal beat Ghana, 2-1.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Sen. Howard Baker -- who famously asked what President Richard Nixon knew about Watergate -- has died. He was 88. An email distributed at his law firm says he died from complications from a stroke. Baker, a Republican, served 18 years in the Senate, earning the respect of Republicans and Democrats alike as he rose to the post of majority leader. His question at the 1973 Senate Watergate hearings — "What did the president know and when did he know it?" — helped focus the nation's attention on the cover-up that — more than the Watergate break-in itself — eventually brought down Nixon's presidency.
IZVARYNE, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians are still fleeing to Russia by the thousands, seeking safety after two months of fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and pro-Russia separatists. A commander at a rebel-controlled border post said 5,000 people left during the day today. The flow of refugees has continued through a shaky cease-fire that is set to expire tomorrow. Ukraine's president today is calling on Russia to support his peace plan "with deeds, not words."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some additional money for the Homeland Security department -- to handle the influx of Central American children arriving in the U.S. without their parents -- is moving swiftly through the Senate. A panel gave bipartisan approval today to a $47 billion Homeland Security budget that includes the additional funding to deal with the unaccompanied immigrant children.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Real estate developers and some members of Congress aren't happy with a proposal from the Federal Aviation Administration that would reduce the allowable height of buildings near hundreds of airports. The idea is supported by airports and airlines. It was prompted by encroaching development that limits safe flight paths for planes that might lose power in an engine during a takeoff. Developers say it will reduce property values.
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