The headline news from June 12, 2015

The archive of all headlines from June 12, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Embattled ChiefExecutive of TwitterWill Step Down

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 00:00:05

Dick Costolo repeatedly disappointed Wall Street as the company struggled to attract new users, refine its products and develop new forms of advertising. Jack Dorsey, the company’s co-founder and chairman, will serve as interim chief executive.

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 00:45:08

Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California and a former Obama administration official, said a potential Supreme Court court ruling against the Affordable Care Act «signals that subsidies don't matter." L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 01:00:12

Thatcus Carl Richard is accused of arranging Department of Water and Power video and audio job contracts for his friends' shell companies and then helping the utility award contracts to those firms. Healthcare

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Inmates ’Groom’ Staff at Breakout Prison, Sources Say

NBC News  12/Jun/2015 01:45:08

New York Prison Escape

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Survivor: The moment I beat MERS

CNN  12/Jun/2015 03:00:05

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Twitter C.E.O.Is Set to Exit, aPlan Long inthe Works

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 03:15:05

Dick Costolo repeatedly disappointed Wall Street as the company struggled to attract new users, refine its products and develop new forms of advertising. Jack Dorsey, the company’s co-founder and chairman, will serve as interim chief executive.

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 03:15:10

Thatcus Carl Richard is accused of arranging Department of Water and Power video and audio job contracts for his friends' shell companies and then helping the utility award contracts to those firms. L.A. Now

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Twitter C.E.O.Is Set to Exit, aPlan Long inthe Works

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 03:30:05

Dick Costolo repeatedly disappointed Wall Street as the company struggled to attract new users and develop new forms of advertising. Jack Dorsey, the company’s co-founder and chairman, will serve as interim chief executive.

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Once Down, James Murdoch Is Guided Back to the Top

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 03:45:05

When he left Britain in the wake of a phone-hacking scandal, the younger Murdoch seemed too tarnished to inherit his father’s mantle.

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New theory on missing MH370

CNN  12/Jun/2015 04:15:02

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 04:15:10

Thatcus Carl Richard is accused of arranging Department of Water and Power video and audio job contracts for his friends' shell companies and then helping the utility award contracts to those firms. BUSINESS

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 05:45:09

Mayor Eric Garcetti says the project would be too damaging to bighorn sheep, desert tortoises and other wildlife. The developer seeks a new buyer, but the project may be doomed. L.A. Now

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MERS death toll rises to 11

CNN  12/Jun/2015 06:45:02

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 06:45:10

L.A. officials say the project would be too damaging to bighorn sheep, desert tortoises and other wildlife. The developer seeks a new buyer, but the project may be doomed. L.A. Now

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Fugitives buck trend, remain at large

CNN  12/Jun/2015 08:45:03

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 10:30:13

Beck's message to the rank-and-file: They have his support. And the mayor's. Not mentioned is the civilian commission. Steve Soboroff emails Beck asking if the «glaring omission» is on purpose. CALIFORNIA

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The Future for Twitter Lies in Seizing the Moment

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 11:00:05

Here is free advice for Twitter’s next chief executive: the company should aim to become the first and only app that people load up to comment on the news and live events.

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Escaped Killers Finding Life ’Terrifically Stressful’: Expert

NBC News  12/Jun/2015 12:15:06

New York Prison Escape

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 12:15:09

Beck's message to the rank-and-file: They have his support. And the mayor's. Not mentioned is the civilian commission. Steve Soboroff emails Beck asking if the «glaring omission» is on purpose. COMPANY TOWN

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Naked selfie tourists admit ’obscene act’

CNN  12/Jun/2015 12:45:02

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Obama Faces Unlikely Foe in Trade Effort: His Own Party

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 12:45:05

House Democrats — pressed hard by organized labor, environmental groups and liberal activists — are threatening to bring down the president’s entire package of trade bills.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted in pimping trial

The Guardian  12/Jun/2015 12:45:09

Court in Lille clears former International Monetary Fund chief of ‘aggravated pimping’ in multi-defendant trial over sex parties

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Breaking newsDominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted in pimping trial

The Guardian  12/Jun/2015 13:00:09

French court clears former International Monetary Fund chief of aggravated pimping in trial over ’beast-like’ orgies

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 13:15:10

Beck's message to the rank-and-file: They have his support. And the mayor's. Not mentioned is the civilian commission. Steve Soboroff emails Beck asking if the «glaring omission» is on purpose. Europe

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 13:30:13

Democrats face a tough choice: vote against their president or for a bill that is fiercely opposed by consumer groups and unions. Despite White House lobbying, the vote is expected to be close. L.A. Now

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Obama Faces Tough Foe in Trade Effort: His Own Party

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 14:00:07

House Democrats — pressed hard by organized labor, environmental groups and liberal activists — are threatening to bring down the president’s entire package of trade bills.

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Even Chicago Democrats buck Obama on trade

Washingtonpost  12/Jun/2015 14:00:10

In a city where political clout is everything, the president seems to have none on the trade issue. Ahead of a Friday vote in the House, only one of the nine Chicago-area Democrats had vowed to support him.

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Even Chicago Democrats buck Obama on trade

Washingtonpost  12/Jun/2015 14:30:09

Ahead of a Friday vote in the House, only one of the nine Chicago-area Democrats had vowed to support Obama on trade.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted in pimping trial

The Guardian  12/Jun/2015 14:45:08

French court clears former International Monetary Fund chief of aggravated pimping in trial over ’beast-like’ orgies

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Prison Worker Did Not Give Escapees Power Tools: DA

NBC News  12/Jun/2015 15:00:10

New York Prison Escape

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NY prison worker aided fugitives, says official

CNN  12/Jun/2015 15:45:02

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Obama to make last-ditch effort to save trade plan

Washingtonpost  12/Jun/2015 15:45:08

The president has been more engaged on the trade bill than anything since health-care reform, and he’s doing so without his party’s backing.

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Escape Hunt: Worker Smuggled Contraband Into Prison

NBC News  12/Jun/2015 16:00:12

New York Prison Escape

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 16:15:10

Democrats face a tough choice: vote against their president or for a bill that is fiercely opposed by consumer groups and unions. Despite White House lobbying, the vote is expected to be close. CALIFORNIA

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Obama makes last-ditch effort to save trade plan

Washingtonpost  12/Jun/2015 16:30:10

The president has been more engaged on the trade bill than anything since health-care reform, and he’s doing so without his party’s backing.

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Prison worker aided fugitives, says official

CNN  12/Jun/2015 16:45:03

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 18:00:12

Democrats face a tough choice: vote against their president or for a bill that is fiercely opposed by consumer groups and unions. Despite White House lobbying, the vote is expected to be close. Nation Now

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Obama stares down failure on trade deals with last-ditch appeal to Congress

The Guardian  12/Jun/2015 18:15:08

Ahead of votes on an alphabet soup of trade agreements, president makes rare decision to lobby Democrats on Capitol Hill amid jumbling of normal alliances

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 19:30:12

Democrats face a tough choice: vote against their president or for a bill that is fiercely opposed by consumer groups and unions. Despite White House lobbying, the vote is expected to be close. Mexico & the Americas

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Killers still believed to be together -- source

CNN  12/Jun/2015 20:00:04

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House RejectsTrade Bill, asDemocratsSpurn Obama

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 20:00:08

The vote torpedoed President Obama’s push to expand his trade negotiating power, and probably his chance to secure a legacy-defining trade accord spanning the Pacific Ocean.

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Obama-backed trade bill fails in the House

Washingtonpost  12/Jun/2015 20:00:11

The president suffered a stinging defeat, failing to convince his party of the merits of a sweeping Pacific Rim accord despite months of personal lobbying.

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Defeat for Obama on trade as Democrats vote against him

The Guardian  12/Jun/2015 20:00:12

Setback for future trade agreements as strange coalition of Democrats and conservative Republicans come together to defeat president

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House RejectsTrade Bill asDemocratsSpurn Obama

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 20:15:04

The vote torpedoed President Obama’s push to expand his trade negotiating power, and probably his chance to secure a legacy-defining trade accord spanning the Pacific Ocean.

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 20:15:09

President Obama's trade agenda unraveled in a big setback delivered by his own party as the House rejected an important part of a package aimed at fast-tracking a controversial trade pact he is pursing with 11 other Pacific Rim nations. Mexico & the Americas

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 20:30:12

President Obama's trade agenda unraveled in a big setback delivered by his own party as the House rejected an important part of a package aimed at fast-tracking a controversial trade pact he is pursuing with 11 other Pacific Rim nations. Nation Now

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House derails trade deal in a blow to Obama

Washingtonpost  12/Jun/2015 20:45:07

The president suffered a stinging defeat, failing to convince his fellow Democrats of the merits of a sweeping Pacific Rim accord after months of personal lobbying.

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How Are the Escaped Convicts Surviving on the Run?

NBC News  12/Jun/2015 21:15:08

New York Prison Escape

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CNN  12/Jun/2015 21:30:03

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 22:15:10

For the first time in nearly 40 years, state regulators are telling more than 100 irrigation districts and others with some of the oldest water rights in California that they have to stop pumping supplies from drought-starved rivers and streams in the Central Valley. Nation

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Los Angeles Times  12/Jun/2015 22:30:11

State regulators are telling more than 100 irrigation districts and others with some of the oldest water rights in California that they have to stop pumping supplies from drought-starved rivers and streams in the Central Valley. Nation

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House RejectsTrade Bill asDemocratsSpurn Obama

New York Times  12/Jun/2015 23:00:08

The vote torpedoed President Obama’s push to expand his trade negotiating power, and probably his chance to secure a legacy-defining trade accord spanning the Pacific Ocean. It was a remarkable repudiation of the president by House Democrats.

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