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6.0 earthquake in Italy kills 6

By Sarah Delaney | 7:56 a.m.

The earthquake hit early today in north-central Italy, killing six, injuring dozens and sending parts of historic castles, clock towers and churches tumbling down.

Supervisors fail to act on Baca, Noguez

By Steve Lopez

Column: The county's sheriff and assessor are in a tight race to grab the trophy for worst department head in recent memory. Surely the supervisors could do more to pressure them to resign.

Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is dead, son says

From the Associated Press | 6:24 a.m.

Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi, the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims.

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Two NATO troops killed in southern Afghanistan | 7:06 a.m.

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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng grateful to be in U.S.

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