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• 6. FACEBOOK RELAXES PRIVACY SETTINGS FOR TEENS
• The social network is now allowing users ages 13-17 to share their posts with anyone on the Internet.
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• 7. WHERE WOMEN SCIENTISTS ARE EARNING THEIR DUE
• An event at Brown University was aimed at adding information to Wikipedia about the scientific and technological achievements of women.
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• 8. SLITHERING CREATURES AWAIT OLYMPICS VISITORS
• Thousands of broad-snouted caimans live in sewage-like lagoons in Rio de Janeiro.
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• 9. WHO'S GETTING HIS OWN TV SHOW
• Mia Farrow's son Ronan -- who until recently hadn't been in the public eye -- will host a weekday program on MSNBC.
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• 10. WHAT STARTED LOS ANGELES' GAME 5 RALLY
• Adrian Gonzalez hit one of four homers for the Dodgers as they beat the Cardinals 6-4 to cut St. Louis' lead in the NLCS to 3-2.
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AP News in Brief
Government reopens after Congress ends 16-day shutdown and dodges default on debts
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government reopened its doors Thursday after a battle-weary Congress approved a bipartisan measure to end a 16-day partial shutdown and avert the possibility of an economy-jarring default on U.S. obligations.
• Early Thursday, President Barack Obama signed the measure, which the House and Senate passed late Wednesday, ending a brawl with Republicans who tried to use the must-pass legislation to mount a last-ditch effort to derail the president's landmark health care law and demand concessions on the budget.
• The White House directed all agencies to reopen promptly and in an orderly fashion. Furloughed federal employees across the country are expected to return to work Thursday.
• The impasse had shuttered national parks and monuments, and mostly closed (Continued on page 19)
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