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In this October 2012 photo, Jim Davis kayaks through waters flooding Bowen's Wharf after Superstorm Sandy in historic Newport, R.I. With scientists forecasting sea levels to rise by anywhere from several inches to several feet by 2100, historic structures and coastal heritage sites around the world are under threat. A multidisciplinary conference is scheduled to convene in Newport this week to discuss preserving those structures and neighborhoods that could be threatened by rising seas. (Dave Hansen/Newport Daily News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Sea level rise threatens US historic sites

by Michelle R. Smith Associated PressApril 11, 2016

In this photo taken Friday, April 8, 2016 and provided by Russian Defense Ministry press service, a Russian serviceman checks for mines in Palmyra, Syria. Russian combat engineers arrived in Syria on a mission to clear mines in the ancient town of Palmyra, which has been recaptured from Islamic State militants in an offensive that has proven Russia’s military might in Syria despite a drawdown of its warplanes. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Photo via AP)

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IS fighters retake north Syrian town rebels

by Albert Aji Associated Press, and Bassem Mroue Associated PressApril 11, 2016

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Texas AG charged with federal securities fraud

by Paul J. Weber Associated Press, and Jim Vertuno Associated PressApril 11, 2016

Indian policemen guard the damaged structures at the spot where a massive fire broke out during a fireworks display at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, southern Kerala state, India, Monday.

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Police hunt suspects in temple fire

by Aijaz Rahi Associated PressApril 11, 2016

Police investigate an area where terror suspect Mohamed Abrini was arrested earlier today, in Brussels on Friday April 8, 2016. The federal prosecutor's office confirmed a fugitive suspect in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks was arrested in Belgium on Friday, after a raid Belgian authorities said was linked to the deadly March 22 Brussels bombings. The suspect, Mohamed Abrini, is believed to be the mysterious "man in the hat" who escaped the double bombing at Brussels airport, but further investigation is needed to determine Abrini is the third suspect of the airport attack. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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‘Supercell’ of extremism emerges with EU attacks network a

by Lori Hinnant Associated PressApril 11, 2016

FILE - In this April 1, 2014, file photo, students gather behind a business looking for a Internet signal for their smart phones in Havana, Cuba. As U.S. officials dealt with the fallout of a once-secret "Cuban Twitter" program, they had one thing on their side: notorious delays in the federal Freedom of Information Act. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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FOIA’s glacial pace helps US hinder records requests

by Jack Gillum Associated PressApril 11, 2016

This undated photo provided by The North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, N.C., shows part of a statue depicting Frederick Law Olmsted that is scheduled to be dedicated at the arboretum on April 22, 2016. Olmsted, considered the father of landscape architecture in the U.S., designed Central Park in New York City, the grounds of the Biltmore estate in Asheville near the arboretum, and many other parks around the U.S. (The North Carolina Arboretum via AP)

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New statue celebrates Olmsted

by Beth J. Harpaz Associated PressApril 11, 2016

High School & Youth

Monday’s high school softball: Alexis Ferris opens Hampshire Regional’s season with no-hitter

by Staff Reports April 11, 2016

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2014, file photo, a screen at a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange is juxtaposed with the Goldman Sachs booth. The Justice Department announced a 5 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs over the sale of mortgage-backed securities leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. The deal announced Monday, April 11, 2016, resolves state and federal probes into the sale of shoddy mortgages before the housing bubble and economic meltdown. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

US, Goldman Sachs settle for $5B

by Eric Tucker Associated PressApril 11, 2016

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2015 file photo, best selling author and former Mississippi lawmaker John Grisham speaks about his writing process at the Mississippi Book Festival, at Galloway Methodist Church Sanctuary, in Jackson, Miss. Ninety-five Mississippi authors, including Grisham and Donna Tartt, are calling on state officials to repeal a law that will let government workers and business people cite religious beliefs to deny services to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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95 authors urge repeal of religious anti-gay law

by Emily Wagster Pettus Associated PressApril 11, 2016