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BEIRUT (AP) - The U.S. closed its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday in a dramatic escalation of pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed collapsed at the United Nations. The U.S. evacuated all its..
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Wall Street opens lower as Greek talks drag on
Stocks are opening lower as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package required for the country to get more bailout loans.
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Hoekstra's broken English ad draws more criticism
A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called Monday for U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe the impact of the Democratic incumbent's economic policies.
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Ga. court to hear case of possible gator attack
The family of a Georgia woman claims a homeowners association should have removed an alligator from a subdivision that they say may have killed the woman.
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Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys
Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.
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