Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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His tough language marks the clearest justification yet for U.S. military action against the Syrian regime.
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While a huge blaze near Yosemite continues to grow in size, containment numbers are up.
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The transparency surrounding Bo Xilai’s trial — even though the outcome is a foregone conclusion — likely shows that China’s PR machinery has become more sophisticated.
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The president bestows the Medal of Honor on Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter for risking his life to save an injured soldier during intense fighting.
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The Wikileaker, formerly known as Bradley Manning, decided to announce that she wants to live as a woman only after the military publicly said that it would not provide hormone treatment, her lawyer says.
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Ten-year-old Sarah Murnaghan spurred a national debate over donated organs this summer when she received two sets of lungs at a Philadelphia hospital.
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The strip club Scores is opening a satellite in the Trump Taj Mahal Casino — a first during Atlantic City’s 35 years of legal gambling.
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In a newly unsealed videotape, Gerald Ford describes the day in 1975 when Manson disciple Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme came at him with a gun.
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Kate Gosselin accuses her ex-husband of stealing her hard drive and hacking her phone and computer to get material for the 2012 book.
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Showing she’s still got game, the 60th-ranked Williams upsets Wimbledon semifinalist Kirsten Flipkens.
