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UPCOMING
SPORT-Olympics-Day-Wrap
The second full day of competition commences Sunday, including the U.S. men's basketball taking on France at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Syria-Unrest
Monitoring for developments in Syria where the opposition warned its allies they would bear responsibility for a "massacre" if they don't act soon.
POL-Romney-Israel
Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is scheduled to hold a lengthy series of meetings with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Sunday, including with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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INTERNATIONAL
Syria-Unrest
Tanks pounded the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, a sign that a much-feared government offensive in the country's largest city has started, as the opposition warned its allies they would bear responsibility for a "massacre" if they don't act soon.
Syria-Libya-Fighters
Their war for freedom in Libya may be over, but almost a year after they won the battle for the Libyan capital, a group of fighters have a new battlefield: Syria. Under the command of one of Libya's most well known rebel commanders, Al-Mahdi al-Harati, more than 30 Libyan fighters have made their way into Syria to support the Free Syrian Army rebels in their war against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Peru-Climber-Deaths
The bodies of two American climbers were discovered Saturday afternoon in the mountains of Peru, ending a days-long search for the men, friends and family said.
Pacific-Earthquake
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck early Sunday in the western Pacific off Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
China-sewage-pipeline
Bowing to intense pressure from local residents, authorities in an eastern Chinese city abandoned plans to build a controversial sewage pipeline for a paper mill, the local government announced Saturday.
Uganda-Ebola-Virus
The lethal Ebola virus has left at least 14 people dead in western Uganda this month, according to Health Ministry officials, after local reports of a "strange disease" swept through the region.
MED-Polio-Eradication-Efforts
Health efforts are close to wiping out polio, but two challenges remain: money, and getting the vaccine to people who need it.
U.S.A. Colorado-Theater-Shooting

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