Forces loyal to Libya’s transitional authorities take the airport in Sirte, the birthplace of fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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Libyan forces take Sirte airport

Firefighters tackle a blaze in the roof of Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.

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Fire in roof at Blenheim Palace

There will be no more new drive-thru restaurants at the birthplace of drive-thrus — at least for the next nine months. The city of Baldwin Park, Calif. — a town with 83,000 residents just northeast of Los Angeles — has basically decided that if residents want to gobble down a Double Double with fries and a large drink, they should at least get out of the SUV and walk a few steps before clogging their arteries.