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ice wall aimed at halting radioactive water from escaping from Fukushima.

• 4. WHY DENNIS RODMAN'S BACK IN NORTH KOREA
• He says he wants to hang out with Kim Jong Un and have a good time -- but not be a diplomat.

• 5. THE 177,028-METER FREESTYLE
• Sixty-four-year-old Diana Nyad becomes the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.

• 6. CBS, TIME WARNER MAKE PEACE
• The agreement ends a blackout and allows the resumption of broadcasts of CBS and CBS-owned channels to millions of U.S. homes.

• 7. BEEFING UP THE ANTI-FLU FORCES
• For the first time, certain vaccines will protect against four strains of flu instead of three.

• 8. STILL CASTING A GROOVY GLOW AT 50
• Half a century after the Lava Lamp first hit shelves, millions of the hip home accessories have been sold worldwide.

• 9. MEXICAN FILM A SURPRISE HIT AT THE BOX OFFICE
• "Instructions Not Included" turns in the biggest Spanish-language opening ever over the holiday weekend in the U.S.

• 10. WHO DIDN'T KEEP HIS END OF THE BARGAIN AT THE US OPEN
• Roger Federer suffers an upset loss, meaning he won't meet Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Their match had been highly anticipated.

Today in History
The Associated Press

• Today is Tuesday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2013. There are 119 days left in the year.
• Today's Highlight in History:
• On September 3, 1943, Allied forces invaded Italy during World War II, the same day Italian officials signed a secret armistice with the Allies.

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