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The Colorado Avalanche landed the No. 1 pick in the National Hockey League draft for the first time since the franchise moved from Quebec in 1995.
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President Bashar al-Assad is paying Syrians, via subsidies and higher government salaries, to stay loyal to his government as it clamps down on an eight-month uprising. He may not be able to afford that policy for long.
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The U.S. is supporting a leading role for Turkey in organizing international pressure on Syria, as the two allies seek to build a coalition able to back the Syrian opposition movement and help broker an end to the violence.
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Syrian soldiers stormed Hama and other flash points of unrest, leaving at least 136 dead, an activist said, as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces sought to reassert control on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, when protests are likely to intensify.
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Syrian forces killed at least 12 protesters and surrounded restive areas, an activist said, as President Bashar al-Assad’s government intensified its crackdown on dissent this week.
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When Olive Fisher, the cranky complainer of Charles Busch’s new comedy set in a Manhattan apartment, insists that she’s never started an argument in her life, eyes roll.
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Syria will introduce a managed float of its currency next week, central bank Governor Adib Mayaleh said. The move will allow the pound to devalue after demand for foreign currency drove a surge in black-market rates.
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Syrian security forces killed at least 32 protesters and arrested more than 300 people after U.S. President Barack Obama, in concert with European allies, called on Bashar al-Assad to step down.
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The Arab League gave Syria three days to end bloodshed and allow observers in or face economic sanctions, as the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad escalates with attacks by defectors from his army.
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Syria’s army began a withdrawal from the southern city of Daraa, the scene of the most violent crackdown by military forces since anti-regime protests erupted, and stepped up raids in the capital’s suburbs.
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