The deal unites the two factions that have set up rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza.
February 2012
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Authorities: Father plotted fiery deaths of sons
Police say Josh Powell gave their toys to charity and sent final emails, but didn’t say what happened to his missing wife.
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Dispatches
Rockport man guilty of pharmacy robbery / Two-car collision kills man and leaves two injured / Business owner charged again with drug trafficking / . . . and other news from around Maine.
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Dapolito testifies about marijuana dealings
His defense claims that his wife, Kelly Winslow, was killed because of a drug dispute.
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Ayla’s uncle faces summons on assault charge
Police say 27-year-old Lance DiPietro allegedly kicked another man in the face after a brief scuffle.
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Natural gas rig fire blamed for illnesses
The burning gas rig is causing environmental damage to villages in a poor region of Nigeria.
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Congress sends FAA ‘into a new era’
A four-year spending bill will pay for modernization of air traffic control using GPS technology by 2015.
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Corporate profits aren’t what they seem
Almost all the profit growth in the S&P’s 500 stock index comes from just two companies.
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Obama orders tougher Iran sanctions
The president’s action aims to show that sanctions can work and head off any Israeli plan to bomb Iran.
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Cinematographer DeGruy, 60, killed in helicopter crash
Mike deGruy was director of undersea photography for ‘Last Mysteries of the Titanic.’