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Suu Kyi Heads To Europe

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to leave for Europe Wednesday on her first trip to the continent in decades. She's due to address the U.N. on forced labor in Myanmar, also known as Burma, receive her 1991 Nobel Prize in Oslo and visit her husband's grave in Oxford — the first time she's been able to do that since he died in 1999.

Suu Kyi Heads To Europe

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National

Victim, Witness Testify In Sandusky Trial

Testimony continues in the trial of Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State football coach accused of abusing boys. Tuesday saw emotional and graphic testimony from a victim and a witness.

Victim, Witness Testify In Sandusky Trial

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Latin America

Venezuela's Cancer-Stricken Chavez To Seek 4th Term

The deadline is approaching for candidates in Venezuela to register if they want to run for president. Incumbent Hugo Chavez is expected to register on Monday. He's had multiple surgeries for cancer and hasn't been seen in public for some time. Chavez's main challenger is expected to be 39-year-old Henrique Capriles.

Venezuela's Cancer-Stricken Chavez To Seek 4th Term

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Sports

NHL: N.J. Devils Force Game 5 Against L.A. Kings

The New Jersey Devils avoided elimination in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals by beating the Los Angeles Kings 3-1. Game 5 is Saturday night in New Jersey. The Kings have never won the Stanley Cup.

NHL: N.J. Devils Force Game 5 Against L.A. Kings

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World

Panetta Makes An Unannounced Trip To Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived in Afghanistan to review the progress of the war and to discuss plans for withdrawing forces. Panetta's trip comes a day after a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan left more than 20 people dead and at least 50 wounded.

Panetta Makes An Unannounced Trip To Afghanistan

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Economy

European Debt Woes Cast Pall Over U.S. Economy

Austerity measures aimed at curing Europe's debt crisis have thrown a number of eurozone countries into recession. The threat of default in Greece, and in even larger countries like Spain, rattled U.S. financial markets. President Obama recently said the troubles in Europe are casting a shadow over the U.S. economy.

European Debt Woes Cast Pall Over U.S. Economy

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Middle East

Assad Deflects Blame In Houla Massacre

Syria's president gave his first public speech in five months Sunday. Bashar Assad told the Syrian parliament that his government was not responsible for the massacre in Houla last month that killed more than 100 people, nearly half of them children.

Assad Deflects Blame In Houla Massacre

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Sports

Fans Riveted By NBA Conference Playoff Games

The Boston Celtics defeated Miami Heat Sunday night in overtime, 93-91. The Eastern Conference finals of the NBA playoffs are tied at 2-2. In the Western Conference final series, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs are also tied 2-2.

Fans Riveted By NBA Conference Playoff Games

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Law

Fla. Judge Blocks Parts Of Voter Registration Law

A federal judge in Florida has blocked the state from enforcing tough restrictions on groups that conduct voter registration drives. Because of the restrictions, the League of Women Voters and Rock the Vote had stopped registering voters in the state. The groups challenged the new law in court.

Fla. Judge Blocks Parts Of Voter Registration Law

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Economy

May Jobs Report Is Much Worse Than Expected

The Labor Department said the U.S. economy added 69,000 jobs last month — far fewer than analysts expected. The unemployment rate also rose to 8.2 percent, up from 8.1 percent in April. The monthly jobs report is an important weather vane for anyone trying to get a bead on which way the economic winds are blowing.

May Jobs Report Is Much Worse Than Expected

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Part 7: Family Matters: Pitching In To Take Care Of Grandma

Chris Martin, 14, greets his great-grandmother AnnaBelle Bowers, 87, who lives part time with the Martin family in Harrisburg, Pa. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

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Part 7: Family Matters: Pitching In To Take Care Of Grandma

Sharing the duties of caring for the family's 87-year-old matriarch has brought the Martin family closer together. Everyone in the multigenerational household, including the teenage kids, lends a hand. But the situation is also forcing the Harrisburg, Pa., family to think about the future in new ways.

Family Matters: Pitching In To Take Care Of Grandma

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Europe

'News Of The World' Editor Charged With Conspiracy

Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks faces allegations of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in the latest development in Britain's phone hacking scandal.

'News Of The World' Editor Charged With Conspiracy

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Elections

Romney Apologizes For High School Bullying Incident

Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is in damage control mode after an article in The Washington Post accused the candidate of bullying in high school. Romney says he does not remember the incidents. Several of his classmates independently recall him going after students who seemed different, vulnerable or effeminate.

Romney Apologizes For High School Bullying Incident

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National Security

Informant Foils Underwear Bomb Plot

There is more information on the story of the al-Qaida plot to bomb an airplane heading to the United States. It turns out, the man who was supposed to be the bomber was working for an intelligence service.

Informant Foils Underwear Bomb Plot

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