Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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A ship carrying African migrants catches fire and capsizes off a Sicilian island, killing at least 78 and leaving hundreds of others unaccounted for.
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Boehner says the president “refuses to negotiate,” while Pelosi says Republicans keep “moving the goal posts” on a budget deal.
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In a way, the delays are good news for Obama and his supporters because the computer problems are apparently due to exceptionally high interest.
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More than $1 billion in transactions for illegal drugs and services was brokered through the secret website allegedly run by a San Francisco man.
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Tom Clancy’s extreme attention to technical detail helped make him the most widely read and influential military novelist of his time.
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China is clamping down on an industry that has helped the rich West dispose of its waste but also added to the degradation of the communist nation’s environment.
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The violent break-in by an armed mob apparently came in response to the killing of a Libyan air force pilot by a Russian woman.
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Roadside bombs targeting government troops send a message about the perils of serving in Afghanistan’s security forces.
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The jury’s ruling saves AEG Live from paying hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to the singer’s mother, Katherine, and to his three children.
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The Rays get a solid start from right-hander Alex Cobb and blank the Indians 4-0 in the AL wild-card game.
