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Two Philippine security officials say a key Abu Sayyaf commander killed in a U.S.-backed airstrike was planning terror attacks when he was slain. (feeds.boston.com)

The process of evicting anti-social tenants could be simplified under plans being put forward by the Scottish government. (www.bbc.co.uk)

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs. (feeds.reuters.com)

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In ending its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected, the United States will rely more on special forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, officials say. (feeds.nytimes.com)

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The Federal Aviation Administration says two people are dead and two others have critical injuries after a small-plane crash in Show Low, Ariz. (www.newsvine.com)

A plane crash in eastern Arizona has killed a well-known rural Arizona auto dealer and his wife and severely injured the man's son and his wife. (www.newsvine.com)

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The most powerful breast cancer advocacy organization in the country forgot about one of their special interest groups: breast cancer survivors (feedproxy.google.com)

Endangered woodland caribou are struggling to survive in the United States, occupying only one remote corner of the Pacific Northwest. (www.newsvine.com)

NATO leaders on Saturday downplayed Moscow's fears that a new Europe-based missile defense system represents a threat to Russia, while vowing to move ahead with it, even if those concerns cannot be fully addressed. (feeds.boston.com)

NATO leaders have downplayed Moscow's fears that a new Europe-based missile defense system represents a threat to Russia, and vowed to move ahead with it. (www.newsvine.com)

Hugh Pickens writes "PC Magazine reports that Ting, a new reseller of Sprint's voice, 3G and WiMax services, has a new approach to mobile pricing that lets customers buy minutes, messages, and data separately, and allows households to pool them to an unlimited number of phones and data devices on one account. 'Household data plans are the next ste... (rss.slashdot.org)

Faced with an outpouring of public outrage, breast-cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure yesterday apologized and ditched its plan to yank funding for Planned Parenthood. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Komen would not grant Planned Parenthood funds for breast-cancer screenings because the group was under government... (www.nypost.com)

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BOISE, Idaho — The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., where stomach-churning swings from billion-dollar profit to billion-dollar loss required the constitution of a business daredevil to survive. Appleton... (www.nypost.com)