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World Cup final: Little separates Argentina, Germany

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Germany is unbeatable right? It has power, efficiency, discipline and momentum. It’s probably not worth Argentina showing up at the Maracana only to be given a footballing lesson by a team superior in almost every department.

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World Cup pre-game: Brazil vs. Netherlands

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It’s the penultimate game of the World Cup, a clash that nobody wants to be in, as Brazil and the Netherlands play in the third-place match, live on CBC TV and streaming at cbc.ca/fifaworldcup Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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Former NY mayor riles Colorado pols with ‘rural’ gun remarks

DENVER (Reuters) – Republican politicians in Colorado have slammed former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg for saying parts of the Western state that recalled two lawmakers last year over new gun laws were so rural they didn’t even have roads.

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Ex-Minnesota governor: no fight with ‘American Sniper’ author

ST PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura said Friday he has not been in a fight in decades as he took the stand in his trial accusing a former Navy SEAL sniper of making up a 2006 altercation between them described in a best-selling book.



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U.S. Congress seen backing extension of Iran nuclear pact

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress will ultimately support an extension of an interim agreement of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, lawmakers and congressional aides said, despite calls by Republicans and some Democrats to abandon negotiations and return to tough sanctions to deter Tehran from building a nuclear bomb.

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House backs extending business depreciation tax break

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives voted 258-160 on Friday to extend permanently a business tax break dealing with deductions for depreciating certain capital investments, a move that would cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $287 billion over 10 years.