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Two new charges for suspect in California homeless killings
A former Marine already accused of killing four homeless men was charged Monday with two new counts of murder in the stabbing deaths of his high school friend's mother and older brother.
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US closes Syrian embassy, presses Assad to go
The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed.
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Few answers in death of sons of missing Utah mom
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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Wall Street opens lower as Greek talks drag on
Stocks are edging lower in early trading Monday 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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Obama: Israel has not decided on attacking Iran
President Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran over its disputed nuclear program, a standoff that has the Middle East on edge.
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Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, two boys
"I'm sorry, goodbye," Josh Powell wrote in an email to his attorney just minutes before authorities say he set fire to his home, killing himself and his two young sons days after he was denied custody and ordered to undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation.
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Philadelphia celebrates Dickens' 200th birthday
The British author, who created unforgettable characters like Ebenezer Scrooge and David Copperfield, visited The City of Brotherly Love only twice. But two local benefactors bequeathed major collections of Dickensiana to the library, including 1,200 letters alone.
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Police: 11 arrested at Occupy DC site
Authorities say 11 people have been arrested in Washington's McPherson Square since Park Police began clearing away tents from one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites.
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Marine wife killed in Ca. explosion was Iowan, 31
A woman killed in a propane gas explosion outside a remote Northern California training base was the 31-year-old wife of a U.S. Marine, and a mother of two from Hudson, Iowa, military officials said late Saturday.
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Romney win in Nevada leaves rivals with few options
But the former Massachusetts governor's win here, coupled with his enormous Florida victory just days ago, proved Republicans have begun to coalesce around his candidacy in earnest.
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