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after a break. The report was accompanied by a graphic with the phony names listed alongside a photo of the burned out plane. Video of the report has spread widely across the Internet since it was broadcast.
• The National Transportation Safety Board has also apologized, saying a summer intern erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew.
• An Asiana statement said it's mulling legal measures against both KTVU-TV and the NTSB because the report "badly damaged" the reputation of the airline and its pilots.
• It didn't say what legal measures it was considering.
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Malian troops to open France's Bastille Day parade in honor of anti-terrorism campaign

• PARIS (AP) -- Troops coming from Mali and 12 other African countries will march with the French military in an unusual Bastille Day parade in Paris on Sunday, to honor their efforts against terrorism.
• Beyond the triumphal display on the Champs-Elysees, including flyovers by

fighter jets, the realities in Mali suggest that President Francois Hollande's first military intervention has had mixed results.
• The mission he launched in January helped the Malian government retake control of much of the country from al-Qaida-linked extremists who had seized northern Mali and threatened the capital. The country is heading for elections July 28, but tensions involving rebel Tuaregs in the north linger, along with political instability.
• Sunday's events, however, will focus on the positive.
• "Their presence is a tribute to those who actively helped to banish terrorism of the Malian territory," Hollande said of the African troops marching in Paris.
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Lincecum throws 1st career no-hitter as Giants beat Padres 9-0

• SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Freak is back.
• Tim Lincecum tossed aside his recent struggles and pitched his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder Hunter Pence in the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 win over last-place San Diego on Saturday night.

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