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Reporter remembers fear in Videla’s Argentina
It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already beginning. ... Full story
THE BUZZ: Protesters picket Barbie-themed house in Berlin
It probably wasn’t the reception Barbie was hoping for at the start of her European tour. Feminist protesters burned a doll on a cross and ... Full story
World briefs
BANGLADESH The outer bands of Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh yesterday, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and fierce winds that ... Full story
UK casino accuses poker star of cheating
A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world’s top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars ... Full story
USA Ouster of US tax chief isn’t ending investigations
President Barack Obama’s ousting of the federal tax agency’s chief is unlikely to quell the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service’s improper targeting of conservative ... Full story
White House releases Benghazi emails under strain
The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, has ... Full story
At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornado
At least six people were killed Wednesday (yesterday) as a spring tornado outbreak devastated parts of Texas, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and injuring ... Full story
This Day in History: 2000 First Britons reach North Pole unaided
Two Royal Marine commandos are the first Britons to reach the geographical North Pole without outside support, braving severe weather conditions on as little as ... Full story
Offbeat: Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race
What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss ... Full story
THE BUZZ: US: Man dribbling soccer ball to Brazil killed by car
A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometers) to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after ... Full story
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