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BERLIN (AP) — President Barack Obama should have felt right at home in his overnight visit to Germany, with summer weather that felt more like Washington than Berlin.

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DENVER (AP) — The fire that destroyed more than 500 homes near Colorado Springs is now 85 percent contained, and crews are hoping to have it fully contained tomorrow.

FREEPORT, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 19, 2013--With summer right around the corner, L.L.Bean is encouraging families to discover ways to enjoy the outdoors and is launching the 2013 Outdoor Discovery Tour as a way to introduce new forms of outdoor recreation. With the help of its expert Outdoor Discovery Schools® guides, L.L.Bean hopes to show families how easy – and fun – it is to enjoy the outdoors and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. L.L.Bean’s larger-than-life Bootmobile will embark on a multi-city tour, kicking off in New York City on June 22 with free kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding and fly casting instruction as part of the 9 th annual Adventures NYC in Central Park.

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 19, 2013--Sprint Velocity SM, an end-to-end mobile integration solution developed specifically for auto manufacturers by Sprint (NYSE: S), has received two prestigious rewards from Pipeline magazine’s 2013 COMET Innovations Awards program. COMET awards call attention to technology advancements that shape the way we communicate.

MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — Fire officials in California say an unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a blaze that has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people.

DENVER (AP) — The National Weather Service says radar shows a tornado briefly touched down over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms and stairwells until a tornado warning passed.

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DENVER (AP) — A tornado warning for Denver International Airport is over and no damage has been reported.

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TAMPA, FL -- (Marketwired) — 06/18/13 -- Filmmaker and oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau will make his first public appearance following the announcement of his 31-day ocean exploration endeavor, Mission 31, at the nationally touring Sea Monsters Revealed exhibition presented by BASE Entertainment, currently located at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Tampa on June 25. Cousteau announced his ambitious plan to live and work aboard the Florida-based Aquarius, the only undersea marine submersible habitat and lab in the world, on the anniversary of his grandfather Jacques-Yves Cousteau's birthday last week.

LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) — Denver International Airport passengers are being told to take shelter in terminals following a tornado warning.

MIAMI (AP) — Federal officials investigating a helicopter crash that a killed Mayo Clinic heart surgeon and technician say financial pressures likely contributed to the pilot's decision to continue flying through deteriorating weather.

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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — An expert for George Zimmerman discounts the methods of prosecution experts who claim screams captured on a 911 call belong to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and not the former neighborhood watch volunteer. Voice-recognition researcher James Wayman was called last night by defense attorneys. One expert identified Martin as the source of the screams, and the other testified at a pretrial hearing that those didn't match Zimmerman's voice.

MIAMI (AP) — Federal officials investigating a helicopter crash that a killed Mayo Clinic heart surgeon and technician say financial pressures contributed to the pilot's decision to continue flying through deteriorating weather.

SARASOTA - An extensive search for a missing swimmer ended tragically over the weekend off Lido Key. Police say 19-year-old Steeve Reserve drowned after going swimming in an area where signs warned of dangerous currents. Now lifeguards are warning swimmers to know your abilities, because rip currents can take your life.

WTXL ABC 27 and Bounce Tallahassee are seeking a Meteorologist/Anchor for our morning and noon news broadcasts.

WTXL ABC 27 and Bounce Tallahassee are seeking a Meteorologist/Anchor for our morning and noon news broadcasts.

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 17, 2013--Music superstar Usher has been announced as one of the headlining acts for the highly anticipated 4th Annual Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival. He joins an impressive roster including some of the most popular artists on the planet: legendary divas Diana Ross and Gladys Knight, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Marc Anthony, Toto, Luis Miguel, Raphael Saadiq, Los Lobos, Harry Belafonte, Paul Anka, Sonny Rollins, New Cool Collective, and many others.