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Former Beijing mayor: '89 crackdown was a tragedy
A forthcoming book quotes the disgraced former mayor of Beijing as saying that the military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protesters was an avoidable tragedy and that he regrets the loss of life, though he denies being directly responsible.The comments by Chen Xitong, made in interviews with a retired scholar that are being released as a book on Friday, are a surprising reassessment

Despite downgrade, Beryl still soaks Memorial Day

Joyce Connolly and her daughters left their home in Hurricane, W.Va., to head south for a Memorial Day beach vacation — and ended up in the center of Tropical Storm Beryl.

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Colombian rebels release video of French reporter

The Venezuelan TV network Telesur broadcast Monday the first video images of a French journalist captured a month ago by Colombian rebels, who say they plan to release him on Wednesday.

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Tropical Storm Beryl brings wind, rain to Florida
, driving winds and the threat of flooding to the southeastern U.S. coast, forecasters said.

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Fast-moving Michigan wildfire burns 17,000 acres

A fast-moving wildfire fed by dry conditions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula continued to burn Friday, consuming 17,000 acres and prompting evacuations of homes and sections of a state park,

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Situation in Congo deteriorating, Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross says a new rebellion in eastern Congo has spread to remote and difficult-to-reach areas, causing the humanitarian situation to deteriorate significantly.

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