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March 7, 2013

U.S. Army soldier who aided Tojo capture dies

John J. Wilpers Jr., 93, part of an intelligence unit in World War II, went on to a career in the CIA.
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March 7, 2013

Guitarist Alvin Lee, 68, founded Ten Years After

LONDON – British rock guitarist Alvin Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After, has died. He was 68. A statement posted on Lee’s official website said he died Wednesday unexpectedly from complications following a routine surgical procedure. Former bandmate Leo Lyons also confirmed Lee’s death. The Nottingham, England-born guitarist founded Ten Years After in […]
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March 7, 2013

Jewel Akens, 79, had hit: ‘The Birds and the Bees’

LOS ANGELES – Jewel Akens, a pop singer who had a 1960s hit with “The Birds and the Bees,” has died in Southern California at age 79. His wife, Eddie Mae Akens, told the Los Angeles Times that Akens died Friday from back surgery complications at an Inglewood hospital. Akens was in a group called […]
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March 7, 2013

State marijuana laws a dilemma for Holder

Legalization by Washington and Colorado is at odds with both U.S. and some international law.
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March 7, 2013

Venezuelans mourn Chavez, stock up

Facing an uncertain future, they flock to supermarkets and gas stations, preparing for the worst.

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March 7, 2013

U.N. peacekeepers detained by Syrian rebels

The U.N. Security Council has demanded their immediate release.
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March 7, 2013

Nation/World Dispatches

BEIRUT Refugee exodus from Syria exceeds 1 million mark Syria’s humanitarian crisis hit a grim milestone Wednesday: The number of U.N.-registered refugees topped 1 million — half of them children — described by an aid worker as a “human river” spilling out of the war-ravaged country every day. Nearly 4 million of Syria’s 22 million […]
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March 7, 2013

Loud earphones get NYC’s attention

NEW YORK – The city wants young New Yorkers to hear its latest public-health warning loud and clear: Cranked-up earphones can be hazardous to your hearing. So much so that the city is planning a $250,000 social media and marketing campaign to warn teens that they risk hearing loss from listening to personal music players […]
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March 7, 2013

Hopes rise as shutdown fears ease

House passage of a six-month spending bill has both sides moving toward tax and spending reform.
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March 6, 2013

Filibuster takes aim at drone strikes

The administration’s anti-terror policies are criticized and defended in a filibuster and a hearing.