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Hillary calls on ‘friends of democratic Syria’ to unite against Assad regime
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for “friends of democratic Syria” to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad’s regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition.
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Car bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan
A car bomb exploded just outside the police headquarters of a southern Afghanistan city on Sunday, killing at least seven people, officials said.
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Insurers’ fine print can hike costs to the sky
New Yorkers who think they’ve done their health care homework are finding out that insurance companies can outsmart them with fine print and self-serving rules.
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Free and Cheap NYC for the week of Feb. 5
MONKEYING AROUND. The interactive exhibit “Monkey King: A Story From China” allows kids to make mischief and work together to defeat demons and bring Buddhist scriptures back from India. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $11, children under 1 free.
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The French Riviera is a welcome winter getaway
“I came here more than 30 years ago and never left,” says Alix Delapalme, from Long Island, who I’ve just met outside St. Peter’s chapel in Villefranche-sur-Mer.
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Schools: No place for church services
Lieberman: The religious congregations at the heart of a recent controversy about the separation of church and state — nearly all of them Christian — are upset that a recent federal appeals court decision is forcing them out of the New York City public schools they have long called home.
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Eight Navy sailors discharged for hazing captured on video
Eight sailors have been discharged from the Navy after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a Navy spokesman said Saturday.
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