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Gadhafi’s regime teeters on collapse in Libya (AP)

Libyan rebel fighters shoot towards pro-Gadhafi forces during fighting in downtown Tripoli, LIbya, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday after their lightning advance on Tripoli heralded the fall of Moammar Gadhafi's nearly 42-year regime. Scattered battles erupted, and the mercurial leader's whereabouts remained unknown. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was nowhere to be found Monday as his 42-year rule teetered on the brink of collapse. Months of NATO airstrikes have left his Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli largely demolished. Most of his security forces fled or surrendered when rebel forces rolled into the capital Sunday night and took control of most of the city. And three of his sons are under arrest.


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Libya rebels in Tripoli, Gadhafi defenses collapse (AP)

Rebel fighters look towards the enemy as they hear the sound of bombardments in the village of Mayah, some 30 kilometers west from Tripoli, LIbya, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.  Libyan rebels said they were less than 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Moammar Gadhafi's main stronghold of Tripoli on Sunday, a day after opposition fighters launched their first attack on the capital itself. Fighters said a 600-strong rebel force that set out from Zawiya has reached the outskirts of the village of Jedaim and was coming under heavy fire from regime forces on the eastern side of the town. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP – Euphoric Libyan rebels raced into the capital Tripoli on Sunday and moved close to center with little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi’s defenses collapsed and his regime appeared to be crumbling fast.


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Safety questions loom over Indiana stage collapse (AP)

Jennifer Dominianni along with her daughter, Natania, look at a memorial in front of the Grandstand at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. The memorial is set-up for those who were killed when a  stage collapsed Saturday night. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP – Nathan Byrd was known as a daredevil, a wiry stagehand who would take on jobs no one else wanted. But one thing scared him: the quality of the canvas roof covering the stage at the Indiana State Fair.


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Noted gay activist died in Indiana stage collapse

One of the victims of the stage collapse in Indianapolis was a much-beloved Bronx-raised gay activist who was planning to tie the knot next year.

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Ind. fair honors five killed in stage collapse (AP)

In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011 frame grab from video provided by Jessica Silas, a stage is seen moments before it collapses at the Indiana State Fair, killing five and injuring dozens of fans waiting for the country band Sugarland to perform, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Jessica Silas)AP – Indiana’s lieutenant governor opened a memorial service for five people killed in a weekend stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair with a prayer expressing thanks for those who rushed to help immediately after high winds toppled stage rigging.


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AP Exclusive: Singer has ‘no words’ for collapse (AP)

Fans waiting to see Sugarland attempt to hold up the stage after high winds blew the stage over at the Indiana State Fair Grandstands, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, in Indianapolis. About a dozen people are reported to have injuries after the stage collapsed. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Kryger)AP – The lead singer of the country duo Sugarland says she has watched recaps of Saturday night’s deadly stage collapse with horror and “there are no words to process a moment of this magnitude and gravity.”


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Stage collapse kills 4 ahead of Sugarland concert (AP)

Fans waiting to see Sugarland run away after high winds blew the stage over at the Indiana State Fair Grandstands, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, in Indianapolis. About a dozen people are reported to have injuries after the stage collapsed. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Kryger)AP – A stage collapsed during a powerful storm at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday, sending steel scaffolding into the terrified crowd below and killing at least four people among fans awaiting a performance by the country band Sugarland.


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