Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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One estimate said as many as 1,400 may be found dead in the collapsed building as emergency workers dig toward the ground floor.
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The blast in the capital of Damascus killed 13 people and wounded dozens a day after Syria’s prime minister escaped an assassination attempt.
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Food makers have , prompting the FDA to investigate their safety.
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s wife, Katharine Russell, has been staying at the Rhode Island home, where officials were seen carrying away a bag labeled “DNA samples.”
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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated the throne today after 33 years, making her son, Willem-Alexander, the country’s first king since 1890.
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Kobe Bryant tweeted he was proud of the 12-year NBA veteran and Obama called Collins after the player became the first active NBA athlete to say he was gay.
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Philadelphia prosecutors say Kermit Gosnell killed four babies because he didn’t know how to perform abortions; the defense says he helped poor women without access to medical care.
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Lawyers for the pop star’s mother call him a loving son and father, while an attorney for concert giant AEG Live said “no one, nobody, knew his deepest darkest secrets.”
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The first legal, real-money poker website in the United States is expected to go online this morning.
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The British musicals “Kinky Boots,” with Cyndi Lauper’s music, and the Roald Dahl adaptation “Matilda” are locks for best musical nominations today.
