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Israel seals off West Bank amid growing tension

March 12th, 2010

Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem’s Old City and Arab neighborhoods during Muslim weekly prayers on Friday.

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Video game pros get down to work (and play) at GDC (photos)

March 12th, 2010

Video game developers, artists, and producers gather to share ideas on the future of gaming at the Game Developers Conference, the world’s largest professionals-only video game convention.

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11 Siberian tigers starve to death in zoo

March 12th, 2010

Eleven Siberian tigers — among the world’s rarest species — died of malnutrition after being kept in small cages and fed chicken bones at a cash-strapped zoo in China, state media said.

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Deal reached on ground zero health claims

March 12th, 2010

New York City has agreed to pay up to $657 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed by ground zero responders who say they were sickened by World Trade Center dust.

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Gays wed for first time in Mexico

March 12th, 2010

Five same-sex couples make history in Mexico City as they wed under Latin America’s first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.

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