NPR 2009-06-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A senior State Department official says Cuba has agreed to open direct talks with the United States on a range of issues including immigration matters and cooperation on anti-drug trafficking efforts.

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1.An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is missing. The plane ran into a towering wall of thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean. Officials fear all aboard are lost. 2.General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-06-01

1. A Wichita city official says a suspect is in custody in the shooting death of late-term abortion provider George Tiller. An attorney for Tiller says the doctor was shot Sunday as he served as an usher during morning services at the Reform Luthera

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