A day after NATO officials rushed to apologize for the burning of Korans, U.S. Embassy officials were on lockdown and hundreds of Afghans were marching on a NATO camp near Kabul.

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Koran Burning in NATO Error Incites Afghans for 2nd Day

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission struggled to get accurate reports on the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant last year, transcripts show.

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Transcripts Show U.S. Confusion Early in Japan Nuclear Crisis

President Obama on Wednesday plans to propose a major overhaul of the nation’s corporate tax code, an election-year gambit that is likely to draw a contrast over a key policy issue with the Republicans vying to replace him. Read full article > >

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Obama to propose lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percent

Republicans and business groups complain that the 35 percent corporate tax rate is among the highest in the world, leaving American companies at a disadvantage.

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Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate to 28%

An exclusive club in presidential politics includes individuals, couples or corporations that have given $1 million or more to super PACs.

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In Republican Race, a New Breed of Superdonor

Transcripts of phone conversations in the days after last year’s tsunami in Japan, released Tuesday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, show an early sense of urgency, as well as confusion, about the emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor complex. Read full article > >

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NRC Fukushima transcripts show urgency, confusion early on

WFewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study in the US.

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Heart symptoms ‘differ in women’

A 12.76-carat pink diamond, reportedly Australia’s largest, is being cut and polished after it was unearthed in Western Australia.

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Pink diamond found in Australia

The fall of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria would be welcome in Jerusalem, but the prospect of chaos across the border worries officials.

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Memo From Jerusalem: Israel Both Hopeful and Fearful About Unrest in Syria

On July 12, 2007, during a long, hot mission, American soldiers searched houses in a ruined maze of a neighborhood in east Baghdad. The largely routine effort came to a violent conclusion: An Apache helicopter circling overhead spotted several men carrying weapons. The chopper stalked the targets, then opened fire. Among the 11 killed were a Reuters photographer and his driver. Among the wounded were two young children. Read full article > >

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‘Incident in New Baghdad’: What happened in Iraq?

RICHMOND — Gov. Robert F. McDonnell is backing off his unconditional support for a bill requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion, focusing new attention on one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in Virginia’s General Assembly this year. Read full article > >

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Virginia governor no longer fully supports ultrasounds before abortions

The Obama administration, which has firmly rejected calls to arm the Syrian opposition, appeared at least to allow for the possibility Tuesday by emphasizing that “additional measures” might have to be considered if President Bashar al-Assad continues to escalate his military assault on civilians. Read full article > >

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U.S. appeals to allow for possibility of arming Syrian opposition

The Obama administration, which has firmly rejected calls to arm the Syrian opposition, appeared at least to allow for the possibility Tuesday by emphasizing that “additional measures” might have to be considered if President Bashar al-Assad continues to escalate his military assault on civilians. Read full article > >

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The NFL offseason begins in earnest this week as team officials, coaches, their staff members and roughly 300 of the country’s top college players gather in Indianapolis for the annual NFL Scouting Combine. Read full article > >

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NFL scouting combine: Redskins aim to accentuate last year’s successful draft class with another

CHARLOTTESVILLE — It’s Saturday night at Boylan Heights, one of the largest bars near the University of Virginia, and the upscale burger joint undergoes a transformation. In the upstairs dining room, the music is turned up to blaring, the lights dim. The bartenders switch from glasses to throwaway plastic cups. Security guards take their places. And a line of guys in button-downs and women in heels begin streaming up the stairs. Read full article > >

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Boylan Heights bar at center of U. Va. drinking scene