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• The British musicals "Kinky Boots," with Cyndi Lauper's music, and the Roald Dahl adaptation "Matilda" are locks for best musical nominations today.
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AP News in Brief
Syrian state TV says powerful blast rocks heart of Damascus, causing casualties
• DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A powerful explosion rocked Damascus on Tuesday, causing casualties, Syrian state TV reported, a day after the country's prime minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the heart of the heavily protected capital.
• The nature of the explosion was not immediately clear but rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad's regime have increasingly targeted Damascus, the seat of his power. The large bombing, the second in as many days in the capital, seems to be part of the wider violence wracking Syria as the nation's conflict enters its third year.
• Damascus residents said they heard a powerful blast and saw thick, black smoke billowing from behind a group of buildings.
• Syrian TV said the blast occurred in the central district of Marjeh, although the target was not immediately clear. The TV aired footage of fire trucks at the scene in central Marjeh Square and firefighters trying to extinguish a blaze that engulfed several cars and a nearby building.
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Marathon bomb suspect's defense team taking shape with some of the top names in the business
• BOSTON (AP) -- One lawyer won acquittal for a Saudi man charged with carrying three firecracker-like devices on a plane, arguing he was a victim of hysteria over airport security after the Sept. 11 attacks. Another has managed to avert death sentences for some of the highest-profile criminals of our time, including the Unabomber and the gunman whose rampage injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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