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• 6. SHERIFF: GIRL'S TORMENTOR ARRESTED AFTER FACEBOOK BOAST
• A teen said to be primarily responsible for bullying a classmate who then committed suicide brags about it online. She and a 12-year-old now face charges.
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• 7. WHO'S IN THE RUNNING FOR ROCK HALL OF FAME
• Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt and Peter Gabriel are among first-time nominees.
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• 8. WHY ALL TRACES OF CONN. SCHOOL ARE BEING ERADICATED
• The goal during demolition of the site of the Sandy Hook shootings will be to prevent exploitation of any remnants of the building.
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• 9. DODGERS FIND THEMSELVES ON THE EDGE
• Game 5 of the NLCS will be Los Angeles' last this year unless the team can muster a win against the Cardinals.
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• 10. WHERE A RARE SEA CREATURE WAS DISCOVERED
• A woman snorkeling off the California coast finds the carcass of an 18-foot oarfish -- a deep-water species that can grow up to 50 feet long.
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AP News in Brief
A short-term debt deal won't end fierce dynamics that killed past bids for a bigger accord
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hold the champagne.
• Even if Congress reaches a last-minute or deadline-busting deal to avert a federal default and fully reopen the government, elected officials are likely to return to their grinding brand of brinkmanship -- perhaps repeatedly.
• House-Senate talks are barely touching the underlying causes of debt-and-spending stalemates that pushed the country close to economic crises in 2011, last December and again this month.
• Late Tuesday, the GOP-controlled House dropped efforts to craft a bill to raise the debt limit and fully open the government. House members will wait for the Democratic-controlled Senate to act, which could push a final resolution past Thursday. That's when administration officials say federal borrowing powers will be tapped out.
• Still, many in Congress expect a resolution, even if it's a few days late. At best, (Continued on page 28)
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