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August 10, 2011

Syria faces pressure as death toll grows

Turkey calls on President Bashar Assad to stop killing protesters, and the U.S. may demand his departure.
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August 10, 2011

Flash mob: Latest twist on organized crime

Thanks to social media, more flash mobs are able to gather, but now their intent is often malicious.
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August 10, 2011

World War II heroine known as ‘White Mouse’ dies at 98

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Nancy Wake, who as a spy became one the Allies’ most decorated servicewomen for her role in the French Resistance during World War II, has died in London, officials said Monday. She was 98. Code named “The White Mouse” by the Gestapo during the war, Wake died Sunday in a London […]
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August 10, 2011

For SEALS, a solemn homecoming

President Obama travels to Delaware to pay his respects and meet with the servicemen's families.
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August 10, 2011

First fuel-efficiency standards set for heavy trucks

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration set the first-ever fuel-efficiency rules for heavy-duty trucks and buses Tuesday, a move that will cut greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use by everything from long-haul tractor-trailers to school buses over the next several years. The regulations require heavy-duty trucks and buses to improve their fuel efficiency 5 percent each […]

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August 10, 2011

Polygamist sect leader gets life term for sexual assaults

Warren Jeffs, 55, will not be eligible for parole until he is at least 100 years old.
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August 10, 2011

New England Dispatches, Aug. 10, 2011

CHATHAM, Mass. Shark sightings lead to limits on swimming Authorities have banned swimming in parts of the eastern shoreline in Chatham after a number of sharks were spotted. The announcement was made Tuesday following the great white shark sightings near Monomoy Island and the North Beach Inlets. Officials banned swimming along the entire eastern shoreline […]
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August 10, 2011

Wisconsin recall elections test conservatives’ appeal

Three Republican incumbents and two Democratic challengers are declared winners, and results now come down to an undecided race Tuesday and two races next week targeting Democrats.
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August 9, 2011

China vows tougher enforcement to prevent gender-based abortions

BEIJING — China is vowing to strengthen enforcement to prevent sex-selective abortions and close a yawning gender gap in a country that already has tens of millions more boys than girls. The pledge is in the outline of a plan for childhood development through 2020, but it has no specifics. The plan said authorities would […]
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August 9, 2011

Neighboring nations turn against Syrian President Assad

Three Arab nations withdraw ambassadors to Syria, and Turkey prepares to harden its approach.