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•Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC
by By ERIC TUCKER
54 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites, with police clearing away tents they said were banned under park rules....
[From AP Top Headlines At 3:20 p.m. EST]
•Romney eyes win in quiet Nevada caucuses
by By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNT
1 hour ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight victory Saturday in quiet Nevada caucuses, a contest that Newt Gingrich and the rest of his rivals conceded in advance....
[From AP Top Headlines At 3:20 p.m. EST]
•Russia, China veto U.N. resolution on Syria
1 hour ago
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•Police begin clearing Occupy DC protest site
1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed bedding and most tents on Saturday at an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule at a public square that has housed protesters for months.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•Russians stage rival protests over Putin
1 hour ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•Polluted beach sand can cause disease
2 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Beachgoers who stay out of the water in polluted areas and play in the sand are more likely to get sick than swimmers, a U.S. study finds.
[From Top News - UPI.com]
•Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
by By LEE KEATH and ANITA SNOW
2 hours ago
BEIRUT (AP) -- Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising....
[From AP Top Headlines At 3:20 p.m. EST]
•Iran Begins Military Exercises in South
2 hours ago
Iran launches new military exercises after threat to close strategic Strait of Hormuz
[From ABC News: Top Stories]
•Syrian Violence: Russia, China Veto UN Resolution
2 hours ago
[From ABC News: Top Stories]
•Russia defends weapons trade with Syria
2 hours ago
MOSCOW, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Saturday defended Russia's arms trade with Syria.
[From Top News - UPI.com]
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