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NFL-Commissioner-Bounties

After meeting with a top Democratic senator, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday steps the league is taking to prevent bounties being paid to players to intentionally injure their opponents, including the creation of an anonymous tip line players can use to report infractions.

Florida-Zimmerman-Police-Chief

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee has been fired, officials say in the city where Trayvon Martin was killed.

Louisiana-Sex-Offenders-Social-Media

Louisiana legislators pass a law requiring sex offenders and child predators to declare their status on Facebook or other social networking websites.

US-Northeast-Weather

The first major heat wave of the summer blanketed the U.S. East Coast on Wednesday with scorching temperatures that swept across the region.

POL-Holder-Contempt (will update)

Voting on strictly partisan lines, a House committee recommended Wednesday that Attorney General Eric Holder be cited for contempt of Congress for failing to turn over documents relating to the botched Fast and Furious weapons sting operation.

Romania-Former-Premier (will update)

Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase was hospitalized Wednesday after an apparent suicide attempt that took place hours after the Supreme Court confirmed his two-year prison sentence for illegally raising campaign funds, the government said.

ENT-Smokey-Robinson-Alarm (will move after 12:01 a.m. Thursday)

Smokey Robinson wants to use Twitter and Facebook to help solve some of the world's problems, such as the lack of water and food in developing countries.

The singer and many of his celebrity friends have created the "Smoke Alarm" system to spread the word to hundreds of millions of people quickly when their help is needed.

Illinois-Nayak-Charged (Story will not move during this news cycle)

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Syria-US-Soldier by Arwa Damon

Tattooed and pale, with an Arabic vocabulary of a few dozen words at best, 24-year-old American Peter Kassig is not who you would expect to see striding up and down the corridors of a hospital in Tripoli, Lebanon, clutching a wad of bloodied bandages.

Egypt-Mubarak-Analysis by Josh Levs

He held power over his country for more than 30 years, and his ouster last year was seen as a sign that the Arab Spring could bring unlikely revolutions to the Middle East. But if Hosni Mubarak were to die soon -- as some close to him suggest could happen -- it would probably have little impact on the country's future, experts said Wednesday.

US-Sandusky-Trial-Defense-Case by Ann O'Neill