Kabul arcade

An Afghan youth stands near posters outside a video game and entertainment parlour in Kabul.

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Pakistan: Bomb kills police officer in northwest

Pakistani security officials say a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying police has killed one of them in the country’s northwest.

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Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62 (AP)

AP – Cancer weakened but did not soften Christopher Hitchens. He did not repent or forgive or ask for pity. As if granted diplomatic immunity, his mind’s eye looked plainly upon the attack and counterattack of disease and treatments that robbed him of his hair, his stamina, his speaking voice and eventually his life.

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AP source: Funding dispute will delay 9/11 museum (AP)

AP – The 2012 opening of the Sept. 11 museum at the World Trade Center will be delayed by disputes over redevelopment costs, a person familiar with the construction project said Monday.

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‘Glee’ singer Charice’s dad killed in Philippines (AP)

AP – The estranged father of singer Charice Pempengco of the hit TV show “Glee” was stabbed to death in her hometown in the Philippines, leading the teen star Tuesday to pull out of a concert in Singapore.

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Alton Brown wants next cookbook to be e-book (AP)

AP – Alton Brown’s next cookbook may be more like “The Matrix” than Food Network.

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‘DWTS’ producer: Give Chaz Bono a chance to dance (AP)

AP – “”Dancing With the Stars” executive producer Conrad Green says despite controversy over the casting of its first transgender contestant, “Dancing” remains a family show and viewers should check out the new season before passing judgment.

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Sugarland likely saved by tour manager’s decision (AP)

AP – It came down to seconds and one critical decision that may have saved the lives of country duo Sugarland and others at the Indiana State Fair where five people died when the stage collapsed.

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‘Potter’ finale conjures up $1 billion worldwide (AP)

AP – Harry Potter has joined the billion-dollar club.

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Sony sinks to $199 mln quarterly loss on disaster (AP)

AP – Sony Corp. sank to a 15.5 billion yen ($199 million) quarterly loss, hurt by the disasters in northeastern Japan, a massive online security breach and plunging TV prices.

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