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Landmark Philly church sex abuse case begins
The start of a landmark church abuse case involving a high-ranking official in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia began Monday with not guilty pleas from a priest and the first U.S. church official to be tried on charges he endangered children by covering up for abusive priests.
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BP begins to put spill behind it with settlement (AP)
AP – BP’s settlement deal with thousands of victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a major step toward putting the worst oil spill in U.S. history behind it.
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‘Desperate Housewives’ trial begins
Nicollette Sheridan was fired from “Desperate Housewives” for standing up to the series’ creator after he struck her in the head, her attorney said Wednesday during opening statements in her wrongful termination trial.
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Violence across Syria as constitution vote begins (AP)
AP – Syrians have begun voting on a new draft constitution as activists report clashes and shelling around the country.
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Pakistan begins demolition of bin Laden’s compound (AP)
AP – Under powerful floodlights and surrounded by rings of soldiers and police, heavy machines began Saturday night to demolish the three-story compound in northwestern Pakistan where Osama bin Laden lived for years and was killed by U.S. commandos last May.
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Seoul begins military drills despite NKorea threat (AP)
AP – South Korea on Monday began live-fire military drills from front-line islands near its disputed sea border with North Korea, despite Pyongyang’s threat to attack.
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Funeral begins as mourners say goodbye to Houston (AP)
AP – Whitney Houston’s flower-covered casket was at the center of the church where her powerful voice first wowed the congregation, as the biggest names in entertainment solemnly filed in for the pop superstar’s funeral in her hometown Saturday.
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