• • 7. AS BASHAR ASSAD'S REIGN WEAKENS SO DOES HEZBOLLAH'S POWER • The group's support for the Syrian leader contributes to a drop in popularity and made it more vulnerable, some say. • • 8. REPORT SAYS MILLIONS OF SENIORS RISK LOSING THEIR HOMES • The AARP says 1.5 million of elderly Americans already lost their homes and older African Americans and Hispanics are the hardest hit. • • 9. HOW TEEN VICTIMS OF TERRORISM LEARN TO COPE • Young men and women from around the globe who have lost a loved one to attacks gather at a Massachusetts summer camp to help each other cope with their losses. • • 10. LIN GETS TO EXPLAIN HIS NEW YORK PREFERENCE TO HOUSTON MEDIA • The 23-year-old undrafted point guard gets to explain to reporters on Thursday afternoon why he said he wanted to stay in the Big Apple. •
AP News in Brief Syrian troops attack rebel areas in and around Damascus a day after bomb kills regime leaders
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