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Instability in Syria: U.S. has been training secular Syrian fighters
For months now, the United States has been training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan with the goal of bolstering the array of forces battling President Bashar Assad's regime while at the same time strengthening the hand of moderates among the country's fractured opposition.
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Cyprus bailout: Cyprus receives $13 billion bailout from European partners
Investors breathed a sigh of relief Monday after Cyprus clinched a bailout deal with international creditors that will prevent it becoming the first country to ditch the euro.
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Quantico shooting leaves three Marines dead
NCIS investigators are continuing to look for clues in connection with Thursday's suspected murder-suicide at Quantico. In Guntown, Mississippi friends and family are trying to deal with Cpl. Jacob Wooley's sudden, violent death.
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David Viens sentencing in murder conviction
A chef who told police he cooked his wife's body in boiling water was sentenced Friday in Los Angeles to 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder.
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Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga to work together again
They haven't hit the studio yet, but Tony Bennett says he "can't wait" to record his next album with Lady Gaga.
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VCU vs. Akron: Rams cruise past Zips and into Round of 32
The fifth-seeded Rams set an NCAA tournament record that stood for about an hour Thursday night, throttling 12th-seeded Akron 88-42 for the most lopsided victory by a team seeded third or lower
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President Obama in the Middle East: Obama meets with Palestinian leaders
President Barack Obama said Thursday he is not giving up on stalled peace talks in the Mideast but that continued Israeli settlement-building in West Bank is not advancing the cause.
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James Madison vs. LIU-Brooklyn: Dukes win first NCAA Tournament game in 30 years
A.J. Davis, who stepped in as a starter because the leading scorer was suspended for a half, led the way with 20 points as the Dukes beat LIU Brooklyn 68-55 on Wednesday night in the First Four.
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Cherry blossoms in Japan peak at earliest time ever
While the D.C. area waits, patiently or impatiently, for the cherry blossoms to pop around the Tidal Basin, the country from which the trees came is celebrating its earliest season ever.
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Chief Ellerbe confidence vote: Ellerbe gets no confidence vote 300 to 37
In the face of increasing criticism of his job performance and several troubling incidents involving slow response times and claims of sexual harassment, D.C. firefighters gave Chief Ken Ellerbe Monday a vote of no confidence.
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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles continue improbable NCAA Tournament run
Improbably, the 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast Eagles are still playing; a tongue-wagging, heel-clicking, arm-flapping collection of no-names who turned the opening week of the NCAA tournament into their coming-out party.
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Ruby Whitfield, Florida Avenue hit-and-run victim, dies
The man accused in a fatal hit-and-run on Florida Avenue Thursday night had been drinking and may have been talking on a cell phone at the time of the crash, a police report says.
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POLITICO: Top five political sports failures
Take a look at the five worst political sports fails as listed by POLITICO.
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Harvard salt study shows 2.3 million related deaths worldwide in 2010
The death of more than 2 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide were linked to excessive salt intake, the study says, and one in 10 Americans are dying from eating too much sodium.
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Axe body spray sends student to hospital after exposure, school bans it
Freedom High School in Bethlehem says one of its students was recently taken to a hospital after being exposed to Axe Body Spray. Now, officials are asking students to stop using it as a cologne or fragrance
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$320 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs Saturday night
Another enormous jackpot is about to let loose another round of Powerball mania across the country, with Saturday's drawing now worth $320 million.
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NCAA bracket 2013: Barack Obama's bracket has Indiana Hoosiers as champion
President Barack Obama is picking Indiana to go all the way in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
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South Korea computer shutdown: Police investigating computer network shutdown
Police and South Korean officials were investigating the simultaneous shutdown Wednesday of computer networks at several major broadcasters and banks.
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