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questions of witnesses who described the 2009 base rampage that killed 13. • • 4. OBAMA 'DISAPPOINTED' IN SNOWDEN DECISION • But the president said on NBC's "The Tonight Show" that he will attend an international summit in Russia in September. • • 5. SYRIAN AMBUSH KILLS DOZENS OF REBELS • The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 62 rebels died near a Damascus suburb. • • 6. SCALES START TO TIP FOR SOME KIDS • Eighteen states have seen at least slight declines in obesity in low-income preschoolers, the CDC says. • • 7. FATHER OF MISSING KIDS ASKS FRIEND TO SURRENDER • James Lee DiMaggio is believed to have killed his friend Brett Anderson's wife and kidnapped Anderson's 16-year-old daughter in California. • • 8. CASTRO HOUSE TO BE TORN DOWN • The Cleveland house where three women were held captive and raped for nearly a decade is to be demolished as part of Castro's plea agreement. • • 9. AILING TODDLER SUCCUMBS TO CANCER • A terminally ill 2-year-old Pennsylvania boy dies just two days after he was the best man at his parents' marriage. • • 10. LINING UP FOR $425 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT • The drawing is tonight; if no one wins, a lottery official says Saturday's drawing will be in "world record territory." •
AP News in Brief Embassy closings show continued threat posed by top al-Qaida leaders as global network matures
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