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• The Senate remains at an impasse with the House, where conservatives are pushing to defund Obamacare as part of a vital spending bill.
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• 6. PREP FOOTBALL TEAM HANGS UP ITS SPIKES AFTER PLAYER'S DEATH
• With their star running back dying following a "helmet-to-helmet" hit, the heartbroken Westfield-Brocton (N.Y.) Wolverines end their season after just two games.
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• 7. COPS WHO NEVER FORGET A FACE
• A squad of "super recognizers" -- people with a rare talent for remembering faces -- has been helping Scotland Yard solve crimes.
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• 8. HOW THE SKIES MIGHT BECOME FRIENDLIER
• The FAA appears poised to ease restrictions on airline passengers' use of smartphones, tablets, e-readers and other personal electronic devices.
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• 9. SAD REMINDER OF CORY MONTEITH ON SEASON PREMIERE OF 'GLEE'
• The character played by Lea Michele, the late actor's real-life girlfriend, briefly gazes at a photo of him and sings the Beatles' melancholy "Yesterday."
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• 10. MARIANO RIVERA DEPARTS IN TEARS
• Baseball's most acclaimed relief pitcher retires four batters in his final appearance at Yankee Stadium, then makes an emotional exit to the thunderous chants of a sell-out crowd.
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AP News in Brief
Obama's no-negotiation stance on debt ceiling adds uncertainty to endgame with Congress
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- This time, President Barack Obama says, he's not budging. This is the confrontational Obama, the "Make my day" president, betting Republicans blink to avoid a government shutdown or a first-ever default of the nation's debts.
• It's a proposition not without risk and one with a history of last-minute accommodations on both sides. Brinkmanship between Obama and congressional Republicans has often stopped at the precipice's edge.
• In this round, however, the president and his aides maintain that when it comes (Continued on page 32)
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