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  1. PROTESTERS STORM AMERICAN EMBASSY IN YEMEN–Violence follows attacks targeting U.S. diplomatic compounds in Libya, Egypt.



  2. OBAMA, ROMNEY TRADE TOUGH WORDS–Fallout from deadly attack in Libya injects foreign policy into presidential race.



  3. WHAT THE FED MAY ANNOUNCE THURSDAY–Many investors think the big step of a third round of bond purchases could be in store to perk up the U.S. economy.



  4. THE FALLOUT FROM A U.S. STRIKE AGAINST IRAN–An attack would carry the risk of all-out war in the Middle East, a cost/benefit assessment says.



  5. SO LONG, SUPERSIZE–Health experts hope the expected end Thursday of big sugary drinks in NYC begins conversations that change attitudes about overeating.



  6. POPE HEADING TO LEBANON–Pontiff’s trip given urgency by civil war in Syria, slaying of U.S. ambassador in Libya.



  7. LOVE AT FIRST TOUCH–The AP’s Michael Liedtke tests Apple’s new iPhone 5 — and comes away delighted.



  8. WHY YOU SHOULD BE WARY OF THIS TYPE OF RICOTTA CHEESE–Bacteria-tainted ricotta salata linked to 14 illnesses, one death.



  9. CASINO BUILDING BOOM ROLLS ACROSS ASIA–Proliferation of resorts intensifies the debate over gambling’s social ills.



  10. HALL OF FAME HOOPS COACH CALLING IT QUITS–Jim Calhoun has won three national titles at UConn but is struggling with ill health.


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