White House urges Russia to expel Snowden without delay

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday urged Russia to expel former government contractor Edward Snowden without delay, saying Moscow has a "clear legal basis" for his expulsion.

White House National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the legal basis for expelling Snowden are the status of his travel documents and the pending espionage charges against him.

"Accordingly, we are asking the Russian government to take action to expel Mr. Snowden without delay and to build upon the strong law enforcement cooperation we have had, particularly since the Boston Marathon bombing," she said.

The White House statement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out handing over Snowden, who leaked details of U.S. surveillance programs.

Snowden had been in Hong Kong after making his revelations and flew to Moscow on Sunday. The United States revoked Snowden's passport.

Hayden said the United States had seen comments from Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and "we understand that Russia must consider the issues raised by Mr. Snowden's decision to travel there."

"We agree with President Putin that we do not want this issue to negatively impact our bilateral relations. While we do not have an extradition treaty with Russia, there is nonetheless a clear legal basis to expel Mr. Snowden, based on the status of his travel documents and the pending charges against him," she said.

(Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Jackie Frank and Bill Trott)

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After 10 periods, time for Stanley Cup Game 3

Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug (47) celebrates with goalie Tuukka Rask (40) after the Bruins scored a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks in sudden death overtime during Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Chicago. The Bruins won 2-1. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug (47) celebrates with goalie Tuukka Rask (40) after the Bruins scored a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks in sudden death overtime during Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Chicago. The Bruins won 2-1. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The puck, shot by Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) deflects off the goal post and into the net past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) for the game-winning goal in overtime during Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Chicago. The Bruins won 2-1. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A Boston Bruins fan reacts as time runs off the clock in regulation with the score tied to go into overtime during Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

BOSTON (AP) ? Tyler Seguin knew something had to be said.

And he was pretty sure it wouldn't be fit for public consumption.

After the Chicago Blackhawks badly outplayed the Boston Bruins in the first period of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals Saturday night, Seguin ditched the microphone he had been wearing as part of the TV broadcast. Then he headed back into the dressing room so the team could hash out its problems in peace.

"It was really a mix of everybody saying something," Seguin said. "I definitely knew it was coming, so I threw my shoulder pads in the training room and put a towel over it so no one could hear what we were saying. I think we needed that team wake-up call."

The 2010 and '11 Stanley Cup champions were in Boston on Sunday for the third game of the best-of-seven finals on Monday night. Neither team skated on the off-day, instead choosing to conserve their energy after playing 10 periods while trading overtime victories that left the series tied at one game apiece.

"It's a lot about getting your rest," Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith said after arriving in Boston about an hour late because of air traffic. "It's not rocket science, you just get sleep and do as best you can and do all those little things to get ready to go."

Chicago took the first one, winning a triple-OT thriller after 52 extra minutes. Then the Blackhawks started Game 2 by sending 19 shots ? to Boston's four ? at Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask in the first period to take a 1-0 lead.

"Not much needed to be said after that first period," said Chris Kelly, who was one of the more vocal players in the dressing room. "I think Tuukka pointed out that was a pretty terrible period by our team. If it wasn't for Tuukka, it would have been a lot worse."

Neither Kelly nor coach Claude Julien nor any of the other Bruins would divulge what was said in the room.

But something snapped them out of their funk.

"Claude came in a little bit later, but I think we were all equally upset about that first period," said Daniel Paille, who scored at 13:48 of overtime to end it. "Definitely, Claude let us know and it was a way for us to wake up. And, also, players were keeping each other accountable, too, so it was good."

Whatever was said, the Blackhawks managed only 15 shots over the next two-plus periods to Boston's 24. For the game, the Bruins had 50 hits ? 10 by Milan Lucic ? to 34 for Chicago.

"They're in the Stanley Cup final for a reason," Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said. "It's not like you're going to have the momentum or dominate for three periods. Obviously, we'd love that.

"We know momentum is huge in the playoffs. You want to keep it as long as you can."

But Blackhawks forward Dave Bolland said they relaxed after taking an early lead and dominating the first period. Another goal was disallowed when the referee lost sight of the puck and blew the whistle moments before it rolled under Rask and over the goal line.

"You always have to have your foot on the gas against this team," Bolland said. "They're a physical team. You see the guys they have. They're a big team and they play hard and they're going to hit, so you've got to be ready for that."

Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said he didn't think the team lost momentum by having an extra day off before Game 1 on Wednesday and Game 2 on Saturday.

"We had a great first period," he said. "We did everything we wanted except get to two (goals)."

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Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail: What's In A Title?

Hov emphasizes a set of 'new rules,' being set by himself, Kanye West, J. Cole and Wale.
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Sennheiser MM 70s

Sennheiser's MM 70s is one of the German audio company's latest affordable earphone pairs. As is the current trend, it leans noticeably toward the bass-heavy end of the spectrum, but not so much that the $99.95 (direct) pair's overall balance is a mess. The MM 70s still packs plenty of high-end presence?enough, at least, that vocals stay in the forefront, even if they seem to lack the crispness some listeners may prefer. An inline microphone and remote control with a volume slider add value to the MM 70s, as do a healthy array of included accessories. The Sennheiser lineup is littered with modern masterpieces in a variety of price ranges?the MM70s isn't quite at their level of greatness, but at $100, it's a solid, distortion-free, powerful earphone pair.

Design
The design of the Sennheiser MM 70s is best described as simple. A thin black cable connects to black, glossy plastic earpieces emblazoned with the Sennheiser logo. There are some metallic accents here and there, but nothing about the MM 70s is particularly striking?nor ugly in the slightest. This is an under-the-radar design.

Its lightweight earpieces should fit most ears quite securely. An inline remote control and microphone allows you to adjust volume and playback, as well as make calls. The volume controls on the remote work independently of the volume controls on whatever source device you listen from. There's a slider for this on the remote, while playback is controlled with a single button and various tap patterns for different functions.

The MM 70s ships with a generous accompaniment of accessories, including a black snap-shut carrying pouch, a cable winder that fits inside the pouch, an adapter for Nokia-type smartphones, six total pairs of ear tips in various shapes and sizes, and a shirt clip.

Call clarity through the inline mic is about par for the course?things are clear enough that your call partner will understand you just fine, but since it's cell phone fidelity we're dealing with, don't expect the MM 70s to be able to provide crystal clear phone audio.

Performance
On tracks with heavy sub-bass content, like The Knife's "Silent Shout," the MM 70s delivers the rumble with gusto, and without distortion. Even at top volumes?with both the source device's volume maxed and the MM 70s's slider volume control at maximum level?there's no distortion, though listening at levels this high is dangerous. At more reasonable levels, the MM 70s still delivers deep low-end cleanly and with a sense of power and balance?despite the serious thump, this isn't a ridiculously lopsided sound signature.

Bill Callahan's vocals on "Drover" are not quite as crisp as I might prefer through the MM70s, but they get enough high-mid and high presence to keep them up front in the mix. His vocals have a natural baritone depth to them that is highlighted by the rich lows and low-mids of the MM 70s. The drumming on this track also gets a healthy dose of low frequency boosting?while the guitar strumming and vocals are clear, things seem to lean a bit towards the lows in terms of overall balance.

On Jay-Z & Kanye West's "No Church in the Wild," the kick drum loop is delivered with a focus more on the lows and low-mids and less on the high-mids that would help the attack sound punchy and intense. Sub-bass synth stabs punctuate the beat on this track, and they're robust through the bass-friendly MM 70s. All of the vocals, like Callahan's, manage to stay in the forefront here, but there's definitely, in all cases, more low-mid presence than treble edge, more sibilance than high-mid edge.

Because they are rarely recorded or mixed with boosted low frequencies, classical tracks often have a perceived built-in brightness?at least when the higher register strings and brass are running the show. John Adam's "The Chairman Dances" is one such track, and it sounds crisper than anything else I listened to through the MM 70s?in a very pleasing way. The lower register strings receive a bit of extra low-end body thanks to the earphones' bass boosting, as do the large drum hits near the piece's end, but nothing so intense that things sound unnatural. The MM 70s sounds powerful and clean on all genres, but on instrumental tracks, particularly classical and jazz, it shines.

If you're looking for even more bass in this price range, the Jabra Vox is not what you'd call a balanced pair of earphones; it's definitely got serious low-end. If less bass and more crispness is what you're after, consider the slightly more expensive Shure SE215. And for just a tad more, our favorite earphone pair of late in this general price range is the beautifully-balanced TDK EB950. If all of these are out of your price range, the RHA MA150 is about the cheapest option we can recommend that sounds decent.

But for $100, the Sennheiser MM 70s brings distortion-free, round bass response to the table, and it does so without muddying the mix and obscuring vocals. It would be nice if there were a bit more high-mid presence to make things a little more crisp, but the MM 70s is a solid earphone option for the price.

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Trans-US solar plane reaches Dulles

16 June 2013 Last updated at 04:57 ET

A solar-powered plane has touched down in Washington DC, ending the penultimate leg of a first-of-its-kind bid to cross the US on solar power.

The Solar Impulse vehicle landed at the capital's Dulles airport at 00:15 local time (04:15 GMT).

The plane will remain in Washington until early July, when it will take off bound for New York - the final leg of the "Across America" project.

On Sunday, the plane will be on view to the public at Dulles Airport.

This is the location of the US National Air and Space Museum's Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center.

The fourth leg of the journey from St Louis was re-routed via Cincinnati at the last minute, as high winds and air traffic would have made the direct journey longer than the team's prescribed limit of 24 hours for one pilot to be at the controls.

After a 15-hour, 14-minute hop, the HB-SIA prototype craft landed at Cincinnati's Municipal Lunken airport on Friday evening in order to allow a change of pilots - Bertrand Piccard taking over from Andre Borschberg.

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The Solar Impulse HB-SIA

• Wingspan - 63m (208ft)
• Weight - 1,600kg (3,500lb)
• Covered with 11,628 solar cells
• Carries 400kg (900lb) of lithium-ion batteries
• Maximum cruising altitude of 8,500m (28,000ft)

The segment from Cincinnati's Municipal Lunken airport to Dulles lasted 14 hours and four minutes.

On landing, Andre Borschberg said that "with the successful completion of these last four US flights, we have shown that we are capable of coping with challenging meteorological conditions for our weather-sensitive plane and for our ground operations, and that we could find each time the right solutions to move forward. It has been a succession of fruitful learnings preparing us for the 2015 world tour."

Piccard's and Borschberg's intention is to build a bigger plane than the HB-SIA prototype and fly if first across an ocean and then around the globe.

The HB-SIA craft already holds the world record for the longest manned solar-powered flight at 26 hours. The aeroplane's other records include the first international flight of a manned solar-powered plane in 2011, and first inter-continental flight in 2012.

The Across America project coincides with Piccard's and Borschberg's Clean Generation Initiative, an effort to encourage policy-makers and businesses to develop and adopt sustainable energy technologies.

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